Home Page Templates and Visual Elements
- Melissa Chavira
Home pages are used to present the main idea and channels for your site. Use this page to browse template style and all of the visual elements and page options that can be used on a home page in Cascade CMS.
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Home Page Templates
There are three types of home pages, standard, slider, and video. Each page type has its own unique function, purpose, and strength. You can preview all of the home page templates on our demo website.
The design and layouts depicted in the template examples above and in the demo include sample content and present an overview of layout ideas that are to be used as inspiration for your own web presentation needs.
Features of a Home Page Template
Visual Elements and Page Options are specialty widgets and features that are available on homepages that offer various ways to customize site presentation.
Hero Visual Elements
The topmost element in the Content Area of a landing page is the Hero Visual Element.
You can edit the current Hero Visual Element, including hiding or editing by expanding the Hero Visual Element section to see what details are currently set. Look for the Hero Visual Element labels in the Content Area.
Types of Hero Visual Elements
To hide the Hero Visual Element section altogether, select “No” in the Hero Visual Element: Display… section of the Content Area.
Page Options and News Block
Just below the Hero Visual Element section, you will see a Page Options section. If you can created a new page from the Add Content menu, you'll notice that some of the page options have be pre-selected. You can expand and collapse each section to view or edit the content.
To hide a Page Option section altogether, select “No” for each one.
Each page option represents a type of content on your home page, and each can be set with unique options and styles. Browse the following types of Page Options for Home Page Templates and how to manage each.
Types of Page Options
Landing Intro - Only available on the Video Banner Homepage Template
News Block
Each home page template in Cascade CMS includes an option to include a News Block. The news block will appear above the footer on the homepage and can be turned on and off at any time.
Learn more about the News Block element.