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This template features a folder listing page as the homepage, which contains thumbnails of galleries under the folder. Clicking on any of them would take a visitor to the respective gallery.
Apart from the header and footer, there are a few featured images on this page. Follow the steps below to edit each of them.
Header
The header contains the logo/site title (1), menu (2), and social icons (3).
- To change the header layout, go to Header in the Design section. See how
- To add/change the logo or site title, go to Site Title & Logo in the Design section. See how
- To add/remove an item to/from the menu, go to the Website menu. See how.
- The Portfolio menu item is a folder.
- To add/remove/edit social media links, go to Social Links from the Website section. See how
- To add/remove/edit the menu button, go to Header in the Design section. See how.
The homepage, which is a folder listing page, is named ‘Portfolio’.
Visit the Homepage
- This will bring you to the settings of the ‘Portfolio’ folder.
Home – Folder
- The images displayed on the folder listing page are the thumbnail images of the galleries under the folder. The first image in this gallery is displayed as a thumbnail in the folder listing page.
- To add your own images or replace the demo images with your own, go to any of the galleries. To view the galleries under the folder, just click on the folder name (1).
- Now, click on the Mountains gallery (2).
- This will bring you to the gallery editor.
- To add images, click on the Add Media button.
See how to edit a gallery.
- You can also change the thumbnail to an image of your choice. To change the thumbnail image of any gallery, go to the Settings (1) tab.
- Then, click on the Upload (2) button under Featured Image.
Note: If there is no thumbnail image, the system will display the first image in the gallery as a thumbnail in the folder listing page.
- Below that, you can edit the Headline (3) and Description (4) of the gallery.
Add menu items into the folder
- To add a new page/gallery/any menu item to the folder, go to the Website section and click on the folder (1).
- Next up, click on the + Add Menu Item to Folder (2) button.
- You would see an ADD MENU ITEM (3) drawer, select and click on any menu item you wish to add.
See how to add pages to a folder.
Folder Settings
You can manage the title, visibility, and other settings of the homepage (folder listing page) from the Settings tab. You can also choose how the folder shows up on your website i.e., as a dropdown or a listing page. Know more.
To manage the folder settings, follow these steps:
- Click on the three-dots icon (1) next to the ‘Portfolio’ folder and select Settings (2).
- On the right side, you can view all the folder settings.
Know more about Folder Settings.
Folder Design
You can change the layout and manage the design settings of the homepage (folder listing page) from the Design tab. To do so, follow these steps:
- Click on the three-dots icon (1) next to the ‘Portfolio’ folder and select Settings (2).
- Then, click on the Design (3) tab.
- It will open up the folder design drawer on the right-hand side. Click on the Change Layout button to change the layout of the homepage.
- You can manage the grid spacing, folder width, grid labels, breadcrumb navigation, and many other design settings from here.
Know more about Folder Design.
Folder Banner
You can manage the banner of the homepage (folder listing page) from the Banner tab. To do so, follow these steps:
- Click on the three-dots icon (1) next to the ‘PROJECTS’ folder and select Settings (2).
- Then, click on the Banner (3) tab.
- It will open up the folder banner drawer on the right-hand side. Make the banner active (1), and click on the +Add Slides (2) button to add your image/video/text slides.
Know more about Folder Banner.
Footer
The footer contains the credits for your websites. You can add social icons (1), copyright text (2), and important links here.
Note: You would see our branding ‘Built on Pixpa’ (3) in the footer while you are on the trial period. Once you’ve subscribed, you can choose to have it removed.
See how to edit the footer.