Landing Page Options

Landing Pages

The first page, in your site, that visitors see, after clicking a link (in an email, search engine results page, or another website), is called a 'landing page' You can easily give your landing pages more visual impact.

Standard Landing page

1.  Modify the section
2.  Go to the Metadata Tab
3.  If you want a tagline to appear on your Landing Page image, add the text to the 'Page Tagline' field.
4.  Add the keyword landingPage to the 'Page Customisation Keywords' field.
   
   
   Optional Extra Keywords (for 5 other in-built images):

   
   (Click any of these to change this page, so you can see exactly what they look like)
   
   landingPage (i.e. no extra keyword supplied)
   
   
   landingPage headerCollegesSchools
   
   
   landingPage headerCourses
   
   
   landingPage englishBuilding
   
   
   landingPage greenAbstract
   
   
   landingPage oldScriptBook
   
   
   
5.  Click 'Update'

Using Custom Images

(Feature & sample images provided by ISS's Web Team)
You can choose to use one of the 27 extra landing page banner images that we have already put in the Media Library, for your convenience. We've also given you control over the brightness of the image and the amount of blur - to get the perfect background image that won't distract from the text that overlays it.

Custom Image Preview

Tip: Custom images appear on a dark background, so if they are too bright, fade them to make the white overlaying text perfectly visible.
Pre-uploaded Image: Abstract: Blue Steam Abstract Colours Abstract: Water Branches / Clouds Brambles / Waterfall Castle Clouds on Fire Foliage Grass / Apple Blossom Golden Clouds Newton's Cradle Ocean Wave on Rocks Rocks Rocks in Water Rocks Underwater Water Reflection Rocks Underwater Sky / Clouds Soap Bubble Trumpet Storm Clouds Sunset / Clouds Tree & Reeds Reflected on Water Trees, Water & Fog Water (waves & ripples_ Abstract: Water Water washing gently over Rocks Waterfall Psychedelic University Clocktower Blur: None Some Lots Visibility: Very Faint Faint Slightly Faded Not Faded

To use the custom image that has been applied to this page, in your own landing page, you must:

1. Add an 'NUIG Code Only' content type to your page.
2. Give it a name (e.g. Custom banner image)
3. Paste in the following code:

   The code to paste in will appear when you click 'Apply to this page', above

   Copy Code
4. Save and approve

Using your own Image

Advanced users could upload a 1600 x 250 image to the media library (Categorised » Landing Page Banners),  and modify the custom image code to use that image instead.
See step-by-step instructions.

You need to fully comply with copyright law. Ensure that you have the right to use any images on your webpage. Further information is available on our Images FAQ page - Where can I find Images to use on my website.

Sidebar

By default, landing pages don't show the sidebar (rightbar) but if you want it to appear in the only place there is room for it (i.e. under the left nav), you can do the following:

1. Go to the Metadata Tab
2. Add the keyword fullContentWidth to the 'Page Customisation Keywords' field
3. Click 'Save Changes'
4. Add an 'NUIG Code Only' content type to your landing page
   a. Name it 'Make Sidebar Visible'
   b. Paste in this exact code: <script>$('#pageRightColumn').show();</script>
5. Save Changes

Content

You can add any content types you like to a landing page.  People very often use the 'Promo Image Boxes', which are essentially large picture links to other pages.