Creating Sliders

Sliders are a great way to present multiple pieces of information to your users/patrons, usually with a link that directs them to a page with more information. Sliders can be added in both a large or mini format depending on the look you want to achieve and the content you wish to display.

How to create a slider

1. From the Dashboard, click the Sliders tile
2. Click + Add Slider
3. In the window that opens, complete the fields
   1. Title, enter a title for the slider
      1. By default, this will be the default heading when adding the slider to a landing page, but may be overridden or hidden as needed
   2. Author, the name of the person who created the slider
   3. Slides
      1. Body, this is a caption that can optionally be displayed on the slider (depending on the slider layout chosen)
      2. URL, enter the URL that a user will be directed to when the slide is clicked
      3. Link text, enter the text that should appear, if you wish the link to be displayed
      4. Image
         1. Click Upload/Select image, to upload a new image, or select from an already uploaded image to appear on the slide
            1. See the Recommended Image Sizes article for guidance when uploading/selecting images
      5. Publishing schedule - if applicable, enter the dates and times to schedule publish or un-publish actions; leaving these fields blank will publish the slide immediately
         1. Important! Content may not become visible or hidden immediately on the scheduled publish or un-publish time; it could take up to 60 minutes for the changes to take effect. We recommend scheduling a publish or unpublish time at least 120 minutes into the future
   4. To add more slides, click Add Slide and repeat steps 3.1 - 4 as needed
   5. Tip! The 'Save As:' field can be used to set the status of the content for: saving a working draft, for review purposes prior to publishing, or for publishing and un-publishing. Click the drop-down to see the options:
      1. Draft, saves your progress as a working draft that can be further edited when needed
         1. Note: This is the default state for users with the Contributor or Editor role when creating content. Content saved in this state cannot be seen your Stacks site until the status is changed to published
      2. Needs Review, saves the work in its current state and indicates it is ready to be reviewed by others, typically for approving the content prior to publishing
      3. Reviewed, saves the work in it's current state and indicates it has been reviewed and could be set to published
      4. Published, saves the work in it's current state and publishes the content. This makes the content available in the layout builder for adding to landing pages
         1. Note: this is the default state for users with the Moderator or Administrator role when creating content
      5. Unpublished, saves the work in it's current state and un-publishes/removes it from wherever it was added to your Stacks site, this can be set back to published at any time to make it accessible again
4. Click Save when finished

See the article Adding Sliders to Landing Pages for instructions on how to add sliders to your homepage or any other landing page on your Stacks site.