Feature Slideshow Slide

Use the Feature Slideshow Slide content type to create a slide to add to a featured slideshow.

To create a Feature Slideshow Slide, follow these steps:

  1. Log in and click the “Content” link in the admin menu.
  2. Click the “+ Add content” link.
  3. Click the “Feature Slideshow Slide” link.
  4. Enter the Alt Text for the slide in the “Title” field.
  5. Upload slide image. See the Graphics Guidelines section below for more details.
  6. Copy the Alt Text from the title into the image “Alt Text” field.
  7. Enter the website URL into the “Slide link” field.
  8. Optional: Schedule dates and times in the “Scheduling options” tab.
    1. Enter publish date and time for future date
      1. Note: If you set a publish date in the future, you will need to unselect the “published” checkbox from the “Publishing options” tab in order to schedule the slide.
    2. Enter a unpublish date and time to set when the slide will stop displaying.
  9. Click “Save” at the bottom of the page.
  10. Click the “Find content” link in the admin menu.
  11. Locate the Featured Slideshow this slide should appear in.
  12. Click the “edit” link.
  13. Enter the title(s) of slides you wish to add to the slideshow in the “Featured Slides” fields.
  14. Click “Save” at the bottom of the page.
  15. Flush cache to see changes.

Removing Slides

To remove slides from the slideshow, you must unassociate the slider from the Featured Slideshow.

To remove a slide, follow these steps:

Click the “Find content” link in the admin menu.
Locate the Featured Slideshow this slide should appear in.
Click the “edit” link.
Delete the title(s) of slides you wish to remove from the slideshow in the “Featured Slides” fields.
Click “Save” at the bottom of the page.
Flush cache to see changes.

Graphics Guidelines

Before creating a slide image, review the Graphics Guidelines and ensure your slide meets the Feature Slide Image Design standards.

http://www.ala.org/support/style/layout 
http://www.ala.org/support/feature-slide-image-design 

Image Sizes    

467 x 174 pixels “Normal” (Used on ALA homepage
700 x 258 pixels “Large”

Best Practice Example