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A home slide on the website will show up on the front page in a slideshow along with a link to more content and a caption.
Sample home slide content
The following screenshot points out the elements of home slides:
Adding a home slide
To add a home slide to your site you must be logged in. Navigate using the black admin menu bar at the top of any page to Content > Add content > Home Slide (at node/add/home-slide).
Fields on home slide content
The Title field is the only required field for home slides (but it only makes sense to use them all). The title will be displayed as part of the rotating slideshow when it is viewed.
The Image field is where the slide image is uploaded. See the documentation about adding/editing key presentational images for more detailed information. The default home slide image size on LibrarySite is 800 pixels by 500 pixels. An image smaller than that in either dimention will show with degraded quality.
The Link field can be used to link to more information. The Title of the link will be styled like a button on the front page. The URL of the link can be to an internal page or an external site. The "Open URL in a New Window" checkbox will cause the link to open in a new window. The "Search" button opens an overlay where site content can be searched by node title and the appropriate internal link selected for the link field.
For more on the difference between linking to internal and external URLs see the About Adding Links section of Formatting Content.
The Caption field should be no longer than a sentence and will appear next to the image.
Managing slides on the home page
Home slides will only actually show up on the front page if they are set to Published and Promoted to front page.
The sort order of home slides on the front page is determined by the Sticky at top of lists option and the creation date. If a node is marked sticky it will appear at the top of lists.
For more information on where to find and how to use these options, see the Publishing Options section of Content Settings.
Remember to save!
Any content you create is temporary until you press the Save button at the bottom of the create content form.
You may also want to add content to the navigation menu or configure different publishing options before you save.