Configuring the New Home Page

How to add banner images, feature content and configurable cards to the home page

Configure your platform and community home pages by adding banner images and promoting key Challenges and other content. Communities each have their own home page.

Jump to:

• Banner options
• Home card options
• Featured content
• Set default filters for Activity feed

Open the home page editor

1. Go to your platform or community home page.

2. Click the filter icon next your name on the left hand side of the page 

This will take you to the home page editor.

Select display options

Here you can choose whether the following content options are displayed. You can enable or disable Banner,  Home card, Metrics widget and Featured Content using the toggles. 

Banner options

Enabling the Banner option gives you the ability to upload an image that displays at the top of the home page.

1. Click the image icon on top right of grey banner placeholder at top of home page.
2. Select a banner image from your computer. For the best result, choose a banner image that is at least 894 x 200 pixels in PNG or JPEG format. Max size 1MB
3. Select Apply changes
4. To change or hide the banner select the 3 dots icon 

Home card options

Enabling the Home card option gives you the ability to add text and an image that appears in a card on the right hand side of the home page.  You can add as many cards as you wish.

1. Click the Add home card button on right side of home page.
   
2. Select a card image using the upload button. For the best result, choose a card image that is at least 278 x 112 pixels in PNG or JPEG format. Max size 1MB.
3. Add text in the description box and use the rich text options to format and add links.
   
4. Select Add card to home page to publish the card

Featuring content

You can add featured content at the top of the home page. You can choose Challenges and/or Communities to feature - for each home page (site or community), an admin can able to feature up to 6 cards.

1. Go to your platform or community home page.
2. Click the filter icon next your name on the left hand side of the page. This will take you to the home page editor. 
   
3. Enable Featured Content
4. Select the edit icon on the Featured Content box at the top of the home page
5. Select the challenges and/or communities you wish to feature. You can scroll through the list or search by name. You can select up to 6 pieces of content to feature.
   
   
   
6. You can drag and drop your chosen content to display it in your preferred order.
7. Click Save changes
8. Featured content now appears at the top of the homepage

Set default filters for activity feed 

Admins have the ability to choose and set homepage filters that will apply site-wide to users.

1. Go to the homepage

2. Click the filter icon next your name on the left hand side of the page. This will take you to the home page editor. 

3. Select specific filters to enable or disable in the menu options

   

4. Check the Set as default for all box

5. Click Save changes

6. On the modal, click Yes, save changes to confirm configuration