Frontpage Templates

University provides some Frontpage templates to configure special Frontpage (or Home).

1. Go to Pages > All Pages and edit “Home” page created in previous step
2. Choose “Front Page” in Template. The corresponding metadata will be displayed in the box Front Page Header Settings in the left.
3. Configure the settings. To make it look like our demo page, see Please see the instruction about how to configure homepage here
4. • Layout settings
     

     Sidebar	Select “Default” to use settings in Theme Options or Front page fullwidth . If you do not choose “Default”, page will be formatted with “Left” sidebar , “Right” sidebar or no sidebar (“Hidden“)
     Content padding	Enable default top and bottom padding for content (30px)

   • Front Page Header Settings
     

     Header Background	Choose the type of background’s display. In which Background Image: Background Header is static image. Upload and/or choose an image here Revolution Slider: Background Header is a slider using features of Revolution Slider plugin. In order to display Slider, you need to create slider in Revolution Slider and then enter (alias) name here (Configure Header with Revolution Slider see here) Custom Content: Background Header will use content in Front Page Sidebar. Go to Appearance > Widgets and drag a widget into this sidebar
     Header Custom Height	(Optional) Enter custom height (number of pixel, ex: 400)
     Overlay content	Display articles on top of background content Post Scroller Post Carousel
     Post type	Choose the type of content’s display of Overlay Content on Header Post: Types of display are articles in Posts Event: Types of display are articles in Event Course: Types of display are articles in Course
     Category	The content of Overlay Content on Header will be displayed by Categories. Enter list of category ID (or slug), separated by a comma (for Overlay Content)
     Tags	The content of Overlay Content on Header will be displayed by Tags. Enter list of tags, separated by a comma (for Overlay Content)
     IDs	Specify post IDs to retrieve (for Overlay Content)
     Count	Number of posts to show (for Overlay Content)
     Visible items	Number of items visible in Carousel. Default is 4 (for Overlay Content)
     Order	Arrange the news according to the criteria of “Order by”- ascending order or descending order
     Order by	Choose criteria to arrange
     Meta Key	Name of meta key for ordering (for Overlay Content)
     Show date	Show date info. With standard posts, this is Published Date. With Event and Course, this is Start Date
     Show price	Hide or show price
     Show Venue	Show Venue with Event & Course post type, or Show Author for Standard post
     Show Time	Show start time. Only works with Event & Course post type