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Home Page#

Overview#

The homepage is made with the Landing Page content type. It uses the Promo, Catalog Widget, and Calendar Widget components to display content. Other components are available on the homepage, but shouldn’t be used at this time.

When you edit the homepage, you can see how content is divided into components. The promo and catalog widget rows are circled below.

Click edit next to one of the rows to see all of your editing options for that row.

  • Promos: Edit or remove the promo content already present on the page. Add a new custom block (that’s the inline entity form). Or add an existing custom block already saved in the block library.
  • Catalog Widgets: Swap out catalog widgets (collection spotlights) by updating the title and the spotlight ID. No need to delete the component. Leave the rest of the spotlight URL alone.

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Home Promos#

Guidelines#

  • Catalog Widgets: Always include &myLang=en at the end of the spotlight URL.
  • Link to Bedework: Use bit.ly to create links for individual events in the Bedework Events Calendar. Bedework links do not work natively in Drupal.
  • Link to Databases: Use the link to the database landing page on Drupal, not the database. Some database links do not work natively in Drupal.
  • Images: Avoid call to action or title text in your image. If you do use text, use it sparingly.

Image Dimensions#

  • width: 480px / 600px
  • height: 322px / 402px

Create New Home Promos#

See the Promotion Component for step-by-step instructions on adding promo blocks.

Swap Out Home Promos#

  1. Go to the homepage on Drupal.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Select the row that contains the promo you want to update.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. Edit or remove the promo content already present on the page. Add a new custom block (that’s the inline entity form). Or add an existing custom block already saved in the block library.
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New Materials Catalog Widget#

The 5-tab new materials catalog widget at the top of the home page is created in the library catalog (Aspen).

The widget is made up of 5 individual collection spotlights:

  • Drupal - Browse Fiction
  • Drupal - Browse Nonfiction
  • Drupal - Browse Movies
  • Drupal - Browse On Order
  • Drupal - Browse TV

There is one List Widget that takes these 5 individual collection spotlights and makes a tabbed spotlight for the Drupal Home page:

  • Drupal Home Page - 5 Format Catalog Widget

Swap Out a List in the 5-Tab Collection Spotlight#

  1. Create a new list in the library catalog.
  2. Locate the existing 5-tab spotlight in Aspen Administration. Look for the “Drupal Home Page - 5 Format Catalog Widget”
  3. Edit the collection spotlight.
  4. Swap out collection spotlights by updating the title and the widget ID.
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  5. Save.
  6. Double check the homepage to verify the spotlight updated correctly.

Topical Catalog Widgets/Collection Spotlights#

Use an Existing Spotlight#

  1. Log in to the catalog.
  2. Go to: Administration > Local Catalog Enrichment group > Collection Spotlights
  3. Find the collection spotlight you want to use on the homepage. Note the widget ID for the next steps.
  4. Go to the homepage on Drupal.
  5. Select the row that contains the topical catalog widget.
  6. Click Edit.
  7. Swap out collection spotlights by updating the title and the widget ID.
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  8. Save.
  9. Double check the homepage to verify the widget updated correctly.

Create a New Spotlight#

  1. See the Catalog Widget Component for step-by-step instructions on adding catalog widgets.
  2. After creating the new spotlight in catalog, go to the homepage on Drupal.
  3. Select the row that contains the topical catalog widget.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. Swap out spotlights by updating the title and the widget ID.
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  6. Save.
  7. Double check the homepage to verify the spotlight updated correctly.

Check Widget Settings#

See the Catalog Widget Component