Objective:
This lesson should guide you on how to manage the rotating banner found at the top of the home page.
Things to remember:
- The rotating banner is an animated gif file. It is a series of images presented sequentially in a given order transitioning every five (5) seconds.
- All the pictures or images used for the animated gif banner should be consistent at 2100 x 945 pixels.
- You can create this animated gif using an online tool like https://gifmaker.me/
- Watch the video tutorial below for more details.
Step process:
- At the backend, upload the animated gif file you created to your media folder.
- Navigate to Extensions > Modules.
- In the Search filter box, type in 'Home'
- Click on the module title 'Home: GIF Slideshow'
- Click Edit Particle
- In the Image field, click the media icon to open the media folder and navigate to the folder where you saved your animated gif file and select the file.
- Click Apply then Save & Close