A carousel cell allows you to add multiple images to one cell, and have that cell scroll through those images like a slideshow. In addition to this, you can apply headings, captions and links to these images. Carousel cells are good for highlighting different activities that may be happening at your church, or showing off images from a recent event.
Adding a Carousel Cell:
- On the page that you'd like to add the carousel cell to, click the edit tab to turn on edit mode.
- On a cell that you'd like to turn into a carousel cell, click the gear icon, and click "Edit cell type"
- In the window that appears, on the Cell Type drop list, choose "Carousel", and then click the "Change" button. Any content that was in this cell previously will be erased.
Adding Images to a Carousel Cell:
- On the page that you have a carousel cell, click the edit tab to turn on edit mode.
- In the cell that contains the carousel cell, click the pencil icon.
- In the animation section, if you'd like to have the cell advance automatically, check the box for "Auto-advance every *blank* seconds". If you check the box, fill in a number in the blank to set the number of seconds the carousel will advance after.
- In the height section, set how many pixels tall you want your carousel to be.
- Click the Add Image button to add a slot to add an image to your carousel.
- Click the select button to bring up your image selector in that slot. You can select any images you've already uploaded to Church360° Unite or you can click the upload button to select a new image from your computer.
- If you want to apply a heading (text at the top of the image) or a caption (text at the bottom of the image), type what you want to appear in the heading and caption in the heading or caption box.
- If you want to apply a link to this image, check the "Linkable?" box and then choose either the URL option to link to an external website whose URL you fill in in the box that appears below the URL selection, or the Unite Page option, which will let you select another one of your Church360° Unite pages in the drop list below the Unite Page selection.
- If you have added a link, select if you want the link to open in your current tab or another tab by selecting the appropriate option in the "Link" section
- Click the green "Add" button to add the image to your carousel
- Repeat Steps 5-10 to add additional images to your carousel
- Click the Save button when finished adding images to save your changes to your carousel, and then click the "Save Draft" or "Publish" button in the edit tab.
Removing Images from a Carousel Cell:
- On the page that you have the carousel cell that you want to remove images from, click the edit tab to turn on edit mode.
- In the carousel cell you want to remove images from, click the pencil icon to edit the cell.
- You will see a listing of all the images that you have on the carousel. Click the remove button on the image that you want to remove from the carousel.
- Click the Save button when finished removing images to save your changes to your carousel, and then click the "Save Draft" or "Publish" button in the edit tab
Editing a Carousel Cell:
- On the page that you have the carousel cell that you want to make changes to, click the edit tab to turn on edit mode.
- In the carousel cell you want to make changes to, click the pencil icon to edit the cell.
- This will open the Edit Carousel menu. You can then add additional images, add or remove captions, headings and links from existing images, or change the Animation or Height of your carousel from here.
- Click the Save button when finished making changes to your carousel, and then click the "Save Draft" or "Publish" button in the edit tab.