Learn how to use the Featured Item Paragraph Block with step-by-step instructions
March 16, 2023
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Example Paragraph Block: Featured Item
View all the different format and layout options available for the Featured Item Paragraph Block.
The Featured Item Paragraph highlights a link in the CMS on the top of Homepages and in Layout Builder . The Featured Item can either use or override the Title, Summary and Thumbnail from the Featured content it's linking to.
Updating Homepage Featured Items
Learn how to use Homepage Featured Items to showcase content at the top of your Homepage with these step-by-step Instructions.
How to Add a Featured item Paragraph Reference:
Required Steps:
- Select Add Paragraph Reference in the Layout Builder section
- Select Add Featured Item in the Configure Block popup's Paragraph Reference section.
- Select the Item to feature by entering it in the Label field and selecting it.
- Select the Color Scheme.
- Color schemes determine text color and to either completely disregard the image of the featured node, or to overlay a gradient on top of the image for textual clarity.
- A default texture will be used in the image Color Schemes if no node Thumbnail or Image Override exists.
- Select a layout style option from the dropdown.
- (Click here for more information about Layout options)
- Click Add Block to finish adding the paragraph reference.
Advanced Steps:
- Select Add Paragraph Reference in the Layout Builder section
- Select Add Featured Item in the Configure Block popup's Paragraph Reference section.
- Optional: Enter Block Heading to appear above the Featured item.
- Optional: change the Entity Type to "Media" to reference External Resources.
- Select the Item to feature by entering it in the Label field and selecting it.
- Optional: Enter the Title Override to replace the title from the featured node. If the title is particularly long, we suggest using a more succinct title here.
- Optional: Enter the Summary Override to replace the summary from the featured node.
- Optional: Add an Image Override to replace Alternate Thumbnail.
- Select the Color Scheme (Required).
- Color schemes determine text color and to either completely disregard the image of the featured node, or to overlay a gradient on top of the image for textual clarity.
- A default texture will be used in the image Color Schemes if no node Thumbnail or Image Override exists.
- Optional: Select the Make this shareable box if desired.
- Select a layout style option from the dropdown.
- Click Add Block to finish adding the paragraph reference.