Creating a banner for my website
Overview
You will generally need two things to create a banner for your website...
- An appropriate image that would suit being a banner (99% of the time this would need to be a landscape image
- A image editor, like photoshop or similar.
- A template which allows the banner to be changed. Most templates available -
(particularly the Customisable Options Templates) support this.
Common Image editors
- MS Paint - which comes installed with windows - a detailed tutorial can be found here
- Adobe Photoshop - a Professional, but expensive image editor available from Adobe
- PIXLR - a free web-based editor find it at pixlr.com
- Photopea - a free online editor comparable to Photoshop - photopea.com
Saving your image in the correct format
Images will need to be saved as .jpg, .gif or .png to be usable within the CMS
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There are two approaches for managing banners - the default banner slider and the Contentbox slider.
"Design Settings", then "Banner Image".. then browse for your banner. You can make a few size changes to suit your template size after uploading.
How to add and edit your Contentbox Banner. Content box allows for text and button overlays. Banner types.
When enabling the FADE option within the slide manager popup, there are now 3 fade options available to use.
How can i create a banner from a photo for my website
Where to go to get a pre-made banner from within the CMS
If your current theme or website does not show prev/next arrows, here is how to add them.
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