- Short answer
- Yes, in the checkout editor's order summary; since February 5, 2026 the header and main area take a color, not a new image.
- Header and main area
- Background color only; an image set before February 5, 2026 can be removed, not changed
- Removing an old image
- Permanent, and only from Store default, not a market configuration
- File size
- No checkout-specific size found; admin images cap at 20 MB and 25 megapixels; small images tile
- Plus API
- Checkout and Accounts Configuration API: order summary takes an image, not SVG; checkout header and main take none
Where can a background image still go on checkout?
In the checkout editor, the order summary is the one place left: Shopify lets you add a background image or color to the order summary. As of February 5, 2026, you can no longer add a background image to the checkout header or the main content area; both keep a background color.
Open the checkout editor from Settings › Checkout, then the Order summary section, and add an image; on October 20, 2026 our development store showed an Add image button there. The Checkout style page, read October 2026, doesn't say whether the image also shows on the thank you and order status pages.
- Settings
- Checkout
- Edit
- Sections
- Order summary
What if your old header or main image is still there?
The header's Background image field appears only when an image is set and Position is Full width. A background image still in place can't be changed, only removed, and only from your Store default settings, not a market-specific configuration, as Shopify's removal steps for the header and main area describe.
What image file works, and does Plus get more?
Neither the Checkout style page nor the checkout styling guide, read October 2026, gives a size or file weight for this image, and our development store's Select image dialog named none on October 20, 2026. Shopify caps admin images at 20 MB and 25 megapixels. Smaller images repeat like tiles, so a seamless pattern works best.
On Plus, the Checkout and Accounts Configuration API's order summary input takes a background image, the same area the checkout editor offers, and the file must not be SVG; the API's checkout main and header inputs have no background image field, while the deprecated checkoutBrandingUpsert mutation still lists one for each; its docs don't say whether those still apply.
The Plus-only Checkout Blocks branding editor, due for removal on December 31, 2026, still lists background images for the main area on its help page. For everything else Plus adds, see what Shopify Plus adds to checkout branding.
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