Home Page (Portobello)
Configure the home page and hero banner features in this section. In your control panel, go to Storefront > Themes, and click the blue "Customize" button to launch Theme Editor. In the left hand column of the Theme Editor, click the panel labelled 'Home Page'.
Carousel
| Setting |
Description |
| Show carousel slides |
Select this to toggle the hero carousel on or off. Use this article to help you choose what image sizes are best for you. |
| Show carousel arrows |
Choose to toggle the left and right arrows on or off. |
| Carousel content alignment |
Choose to align the carousel content left, center or right. |
| Background color |
Select the color of the overlay on the carousel. |
| Background transparency |
Select the opacity of the overlay on the carousel. |
| Title color |
Select the color of the large text on the carousel. |
| Description color |
Select the color of the smaller text on the carousel. |
| Indicator color |
Select the border color of the empty dot at the bottom of the Carousel if there is more than one slide. |
| Indicator active color |
Select the border color of the active dot at the bottom of the Carousel if there is more than one slide. |
| Arrow color |
Select the color of the left and right arrows if there is more than one slide. |
| Arrow background color |
Select the color of the box behind the arrows if there is more than one slide. |
Featured Categories
| Setting |
Description |
| Enable featured categories on the home page |
Select this to pull in specific categories that you want to feature. You can do this in your control panel by creating a new category, or choosing an existing one. Under the chosen (top level) category, add new sub categories - these will appear as featured categories on the home page. |
| Featured category name |
Match this to the top level category which you want to use "e.g. Featured Categories". |
| Home page featured category columns |
Select how many featured categories display per row. |
| Hide category names in featured category grid |
If you have uploaded images to your featured categories that already include text, check this option to prevent the text label for each category appearing. |
| Hide "Featured Categories" title |
This will prevent the "Featured Categories" title from appearing above the grid, if you want the theme to show a grid of images directly below the main hero image. |
| Stop the top level featured category from appearing in the main navigation bar |
Select this option to hide the specified top level "featured" category from the main navigation bar. Please note 'Featured Categories' must be ticked as "Visible In Menu" in the Products > Product Categories list, even if you don't want it to appear in the Main Navigation. |
Struggling to setup Featured Categories? Full step-by-step instructions can be found here.
Elfsight Instagram Feed
| Setting |
Description |
| Enable the Elfsight Instagram Feed module |
Check this to activate your Elfsight Instagram feed. Elfsight offer a highly configurable feed module that we have set up our theme to work with. They offer free and premium versions, which you can sign up for here.
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| Elfsight App ID string |
Enter the relevant code snippet from the Elfsight control panel. Full instructions can be found here.
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Taggbox Instagram Feed
| Setting |
Description |
| Enable the Taggbox Instagram Feed module |
Check this to activate your Taggbox Instagram feed. An alternative to the Elfsight Instagram Feed module that we have set up to work on our theme is Taggbox. They also offer free and premium versions, which you can sign up for here.
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| Instagram title |
Enter a title you want to promote your Instagram feed. If one isn't entered the default title ("Latest Instagram Posts") will be shown instead. |
| Taggbox App ID string |
Enter the relevant code snippet from the Taggbox control panel. Full instructions can be found here.
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Products
| Setting |
Description |
| Number of Featured Products |
Select how many featured products to display on the home page, or disable this feature.
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| Number of Most Popular Products |
Select how many most popular products to display on the home page, or disable this feature.
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| Number of New Products |
Select how many new products to display on the home page, or disable this feature.
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Blog Posts
| Setting |
Description |
| Show blog posts on home page |
Choose to display blog posts on the home page.
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| Number of blog posts on home page |
Select how many blog posts to display on the home page, or disable this feature.
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| Home page blog post columns |
Select how many blog posts display per row.
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