Note: The Carousel Section is available with the latest version of Encore. If you are using a previous version, you will need to update your template or create a new custom page to use the Carousel Section.
What is a carousel section?
With the Carousel Section you can showcase your images, videos, and testimonials with an engaging, interactive slideshow or carousel:
Adding a carousel section
Open the Website tab from your Dashboard
Select the Pages tab
Open the page editor for your page. Learn more
Navigate to the sidebar panel
Click Add Section
Select Carousel as the Section type
Click Add to generate the new Carousel Section at the bottom of your page
Then, click Save to keep your changes:
Customizing your carousel section
Begin customizing your Carousel Section by enabling Edit Mode to easily view each Carousel Block while you are editing your Section:
Carousel capabilities
The Carousel Section contains Blocks that you may be familiar with (i.e., images, videos, and testimonials), but there are unique capabilities that are only available with the Carousel Section.
With the Carousel Section you can create custom, interactive slideshows containing your uploaded images, testimonials, and videos.
Carousel blocks
Image Slide: Upload a new image or recent image file. Learn more about the Image Block
Testimonial Slide: Showcase your testimonials with customizable text and upload an image of your recommender
Video Embed Slide: Upload video embed code. Learn more about the Video Embed Block
Video Slide: Upload a new video or recent video file. Learn more about the Video Block
To add carousel blocks
Open the Carousel Section
Navigate to the sidebar editor
Click Add Content
Select your desired Block:
Carousel section settings
Adjust your Carousel Section Settings to change the appearance, size, arrows, and animation.
Width
Enable Full Width to display your media content with the full width of the browser window:
Height
Adjust the height of your Section after each slide change.
Navigation
Enable Show navigation to give your viewers a page indicator to preview the number of pages they can view in your carousel:
Customize the navigation indicator size (8 - 24) and spacing (2 - 24) with the slider or by entering your desired units.
Arrows
Choose to Hide arrows from your viewers, customize the arrow color to fit your brand, and adjust the arrow size with the slider or by entering your desired size:
Animation
With the Animation setting, you can enable Autoplay slides to automatically change the slides without requiring your viewers to click through them manually:
Type
Customize the transition type to slide or fade into the next media asset:
Slide:
Fade:
Additional section settings
Click into the following settings to learn more: