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Homepage template
- This template is used for homepages only.
- Most components can be used on the homepage template.
- Feedback forms are not permitted on the homepage.
- A slideshow component is embedded at the top of page. The slideshow does not appear on the live site if no content is added.
- Navigation style and site colours are set in the page properties of the homepage template.
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Your site name or root level "folder" is your homepage
For example: torontomu.ca/about
- "about" is the root and the homepage of your site
- Your site name is created within the Inherited Content template
- Do not use index files in your website
In the page properties of the homepage template, select the Site Colour tab.
- Users can select a Primary Site Colour followed by an Accent Colour
- Available accent colours depends on the primary site colour selected
- Primary colour is applied to:
- Page header
- Overlay text (Image + optional text component)
- Announcement Block (solid)
- Accent colour is applied to:
- Call-to-action Style of button component
- Announcement component (outline)
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How to Set Site Colours
- On the homepage, the slideshow component sits above the left/vertical navigation.
- Only a slideshow can occupy this space.
- The slideshow can contain one or more images, or not be used at all.
- Two slideshow can be configured to two widths:
- Full page width (minimum 2000px wide)
- Constrained to content area (minimum 1200px)