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How to Manage Front Page Options – Flash News Section


You can set the posts/category for the Flash News Section and set different options for the Flash News Section.

  • To configure the Flash News Section. You need to navigate from Admin Panel > Appearance > Customize > Front Page Options > Flash News Section.
  • In this section pane, you can enable/disable the Flash News section to display Posts on the Frontpage; otherwise, disable it to hide.
  • After enabling the Flash News Section, you can set the following settings:
    • Section Title: This setting allows the user to set the title for the section.
    • Speed Controller: This setting allows the user to control the speed of the flash news.
    • Select Content Type: Post / Category for the flash news section.
      • Content Type: This setting allows you to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options (Post) which allow the user to select a post to display for the section.
        • Selecting Post/Category as Content Type allows you to select a post (Existing post)/ Category to display the title, featured image, and content of that selected post.

Banner Section


You can set the banner posts/categories and set different options for the banner section.

  • To configure the Banner Section, you need to navigate from Admin Panel > Appearance > Customize > Front Page Options > Banner Section.
  • In this section panel, you can enable/disable the Banner section to display the Banner on the Frontpage, otherwise disable it to hide.
  • Right after enabling the Banner Section, you can set the following settings:
    • Main Banner Section:
      • Section Title: This setting allows the user to set the title for the Main Banner section.
      • Button Label: This setting allows the user to set the button label for the Main Banner section.
      • Button URL: This setting allows the user to set the button URL for the Main Banner section.
      • Select Content Type: Post / Category for the Banner Slider section.
      • Content Type: This setting allows you to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options (Post) which allow the user to select a post to display.
        • Selecting Post/Category as Content Type allows you to select a post (Existing post)/ Category to display the title, featured image, and content of that selected post for the section.
    • Editor’s Choice Section:
      • Section Title: This setting allows the user to set the Editor’s Choice title.
      • Button Label: This setting allows the user to set the Editor’s Choice button.
      • Button URL: This setting allows the user to set the Editor’s Choice button URL.
      • Select Content Type: Post / Category for the Editor’s Choice section.
      • Content-Type: This setting allows you to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options (Post) which allow the user to select a post to display.
        • Selecting Post/Category as Content Type allows you to select a post (Existing post)/ Category to display the title, featured image, and content of that selected post for the section.
    • Featured News Section:
      • Section Title: This setting allows the user to set the Featured News title.
      • Button Label: This setting allows the user to set the Featured News button.
      • Button URL: This setting allows the user to set the Featured News button URL.
      • Select Content Type: Post / Category for the Featured News section.
      • Content Type: This setting allows you to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options (Post) which allow the user to select a post to display.
        • Selecting Post/Category as Content Type allows you to select a post (Existing post)/ Category to display the title, featured image, and content of that selected post for the section.

Posts Grid Section


You can set the posts/category for the Carousel Section and set different options for the Post Grid Section.

  • To configure the Post Grid Section. You need to navigate from Admin Panel > Appearance > Customize > Front Page Options > Post Grid Section.
  • In this section pane, you can enable/disable the Post Grid section to display Posts on the Frontpage; otherwise, disable it to hide.
  • After enabling the Post Grid Section, you can set the following settings:
    • Section Title: This setting allows the user to set the title for the section.
    • Select Column Layout: This setting allows the user to set the grid column layout for the post grid section.
    • Number of Posts to Show: This setting allows the user to set the number of posts to display.
    • Excerpt Length ( no. of Words ): This setting allows users to set the description length of the posts grid section.
    • Select Content Type: Post / Category for the Post Grid section.
      • Content Type: This setting allows you to select the kind of content to choose from. It contains select options (Post) which allow the user to select a post to display for the section.
        • Selecting Post/Category as Content Type allows you to select a post (Existing post)/ Category to display the title, featured image, and content of that selected post.
    • Button label: This setting allows the user to set the button label for the Section.
    • Button Link: This setting sets the Link for the button.


*Note: Click on Publish to save the changes.

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