Video overview
Title Pages can be set as the Home page (landing page) or used within your site to separate content in creative ways.
Please ensure your theme has been updated to the latest release to access the new 'Lindsay Smith' template
Create a Title Page
From your left sidebar navigate to Portfolio > click 'Pages'
Click 'Create'
Click 'Custom Page'
Enter a name for your Title Page
Click 'Add Custom Page'
Click 'Select a Template'
Select 'Title Page' template
Click the top-left 'Lindsay Smith' thumbnail, this template has advanced design features (the remaining five are very limited)
Once a template is selected, switching templates will delete and reset any content added.
Click on the background placeholder image to activate the 'Replace Background' image
Editable text area
Warning that the text is not currently linked anywhere (please read)
Edit Text
Edit text and highlight
Click 'Link' icon
Create 'Page' link (recommended)
Use 'Choose a page' dropdown to select an existing page in your site
Replace Background Image
Drag & drop an image here (landscape images best max-width 2500px)
'Upload Images' from your computer
'Import from Format' to select an image already added to your site
'Import from Dropbox'
The image will appear centered within the browser.
Edit Design
Click 'Save Changes'
'Edit Design' to access options specific to this Title Page
Customize Title Page
The best way to see what works best is to make changes to the options available and view in the preview window on the right:
Background Overlay: set a solid color to sit over image
Overlay Opacity: use slider to set. Drag to '0%' to allow your original image to appear with no overlay
Text Color: set the color of the text
Text Font: select a font from our library
Text Size: options include 'Large', 'Medium' or 'Small'
Text Hover State: options include 'Strikethrough', 'Underline' or 'None'
Mobile in-app preview below
Change the in-app preview from Desktop / Mobile / Fullscreen
Keep experimenting and 'Save Changes'
View Live Site to see how it will really appear
Re-accessing Edit Design settings
Edit Page and select 'Edit Design'
The font and overlay color shown in the Page Editor window will not match what you have set in the Edit Design panel (but will show correctly on live site and in the in-app preview).
Set Title Page as Homepage
From the Pages area hover the '…' icon on the right of the Page Name to activate dropdown menu
Click 'Set as Homepage' the page can be IN MENU or NOT IN MENU
For more information, please see our article on how to Organize your Site Menu.
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