Please see below to learn how to add a shape variable to both an Image and Video plugin:
IMAGE
You must have a Paragraph Text type layer in your file. After you log in, click 'Add new variable'. Then click 'Select the correspondent layer' in the drop-down menu. Fill in the requirements concerning this variable:
Variable name
Horizontal/vertical orientation
Whether this text will have a color variable
Optional/required variable
Limited number of characters or Smart Resize
Then click 'Save'.
VIDEO
To add a text variable, you must create a text layer in Paragraph Text style.
Go to the Variables tab, select the text layer from the drop down menu and set the name.
Next, check the following:
Is variable is mandatory
If it will get a color* input
Set the maximum character limit.
*To add color to a text or a shape variable, you need to enable a text or a shape layer by going to Layer Style > Color Overlay.
Then just click on 'Add Variable', and it will appear in your list of registered variables.