The Site Homepage Feature Box Section

Overview

The site homepage feature box section allows a site administrator to create a section that includes 3 feature boxes that showcase the site calendar (all events on the site or from selected catalogs or booths), a text & video feature box, a post feature box that can automatically rotate and profile links to two content or event posts.

In this article:

1. Log into the site
2. Go to your dashboard
3. Locate Homepage Sections
4. Create or manage feature box section
5. Customize feature boxes

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Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Step 1 - Log into the site

Find the “Login” button in the upper right-hand corner of the site’s homepage or login directly from the site’s login screen. 

Step 2 - Go to your Dashboard

If you are not taken to your dashboard after logging in, click your name and then "My Dashboard" in the upper right-hand corner of the site.

Step 3 - Locate Homepage Sections

From your dashboard, select "Site Pages" and then "Homepage Sections" in the left-hand side navigation bar.

Step 4 - Create or manage feature box section

Select "+Add New Section", then select "Feature Box" to add a new section, or click "Options" then "Edit" to manage an existing feature box section.

• Add a section name and choose to display the section name above the section.

Step 5 - Customize feature boxes

• Select the feature box type. Available types are:  Calendar, Featured, Video/Graphic
• Add a the box a title that will appear above the feature box.
• Customize the background and text color for the feature box titles and choose to apply the colors to all boxes.
• Calendar
  • Add a "No Upcoming Event Text" message in the event there are no upcoming events on the site calendar.
  • Click "Select Catalogs" or "Select Booths" to pick the catalogs or booths that events will come from that appear on the calendar.
• Featured: Add a "No Featured Text" message in the event there are no posts that will be features.
• Video/Graphic:  Click "Select and Manage" to upload a graphic or video file.
• Click and hold the "Move Box" button to change the order that the feature boxes appear from left to right.