# The section types

The eleven kinds of band a homepage or a content page can be built from, and what each one asks you for.

The same eleven types are offered on the homepage and on a content page. A section's type is chosen when you add it and cannot be changed afterwards, so this is the list to read before you add one.

![The Choose section type list, offering Hero Banner, Featured Products, Collection Grid, Promotional Banner, Text Block, Value Props / Stats, Live Support Badge, Quote / Enquiry Form, Contact Methods, Call-to-Action Band and Locations / Global Presence, each with a line describing it.](https://www.sorviai.com/help/storefront/homepage/section-types.png)

*The eleven types, with what each one is for.*

*Section types available on the homepage and on a content page*

## The ones that repeat

Five types hold a list you add to rather than a fixed set of fields: **Value Props / Stats**, **Contact Methods**, **Call-to-Action Band** (both its buttons and its checklist), and **Locations / Global Presence**. Each row is added one at a time and can be removed on its own.

Keep these lists short. Four value props read as a claim; nine read as a wall.

## The ones that read the catalogue

**Featured Products** and **Collection Grid** take collection handles rather than product names, which is what lets them stay current. Everything else on the list shows what you typed into it and nothing more.

## Choosing between a banner and a hero

- **Hero Banner**: The opening statement. One per page, at the top, with the heading a visitor reads first.
- **Promotional Banner**: One line, anywhere in the stack. For something temporary, such as free carriage over a threshold.