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From top to bottom, the first element on the homepage is the Frontpage feature. This is the carousel that runs in the home page banner.The boxes of content that appear under the top banner on your homepage are called Frontpage Promos. Similar to the Frontpage Features, the promos include an image, title, and blurb, but everything appears much smaller on the page.

See an example of this content type

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Instructions

  • Go to Content > Create content > Frontpage FeaturePromo

  • Add a Title, which

  • Add a Teaser

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The title can be a

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word or short phrase. The teaser is limited to 255 characters, so you will need to keep the blurb brief.

  • Upload an Image

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The image size must be 1200px 200px x 450px. There should be room on either side of the image for text and the scroll arrows. 100px. The size can be no larger than 256 mb and must be in .png, .gif, .jpg, or .jpeg format.

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Add a Teaser, which should be a quick blurb that gets users interested in clicking on the link

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  • You must provide Alternative text for your image

  • Add your URL

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The URL can be internal or external, depending on what is needed, but there should only be one link listed per featurepromo. An example of an external link would be using Find a Class when you promote registration for an upcoming term.

  • If necessary, set Set the Display Date, which controls when the feature promo will display on the homepage

  • The Weight dictates the order your feature will appear in the carousel (a lower weight means the feature will appear closer to the beginning of the carousel cycle)

  • You can leave the “Generate automatic URL alias” box checked

  • When your feature

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If you would like the promo to appear indefinitely, set the second date to well into the future. Otherwise, you can set the end date as needed and the promo will no longer appear on the homepage after that date.

  • When your promo is ready to save, click the Save button

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