Configuring the Slider Tile

Configuring the Tile Setup

1. To display the tile’s configuration panel, click the gear icon in the upper right corner of the tile.

2. You are now ready to configure the appearance of the tile. Note:  You must configure some aspect of the Tile's appearance and save your work before adding it to the Place page.

Open

• Decide if you are picking either Dynamic or Curated option. Dynamic will allow you to display blog posts automatically from a particular place(or places). Curated allows you to choose blog posts individually.

Dynamic Mode

This feature is similar to the Blog Tile Dynamic option

Open

1. Click Add to choose what you wish to display in the slider from either the entire community or a specific place.

2. Decide how many slides to display in Slide Count

3. Sort by Latest Activity or Date Created

4. Choose to Restrict by Tag

   • If you select this option, you will be asked to enter in the tag(s) below. Enter in one or multiple tags, separated  by a comma. 

   • Restricting by a tag(s) will only return results with the specified tag(s) and may override additional filtering managed in the “Filters” section (see below).

   • Note: You can have “OR” results. Simply add a comma (,).

5. Choose to Restrict to Content Type.

6. Decide whether to have links open in a new browser window

7. Pick a Default Slide Image (you will need to upload that image first and then input the link – see below in next section for more instructions regarding images). This image will display if the content doesn’t have an image.
   Tip: If you are using blog posts, the first image in that blog post will be used.

Save All now before moving on to the next section. Scroll to the bottom of the tile and click the Save All button.

Curated Mode

In this version, you may pick each individual slide.

1. Optional: Enter text for the Slide Title. Slider title text is the dominant, key headline for the slide.

2. Optional: Enter text for the Action Button Text. Action text calls the user to action. 

   • For example -  “Sign Up”, “Join Now!”, “Learn More.”

3. Optional: Enter the Action Button URL that will direct the user to a specific place. Action button URL can be an external link or an internal (Jive) link. To have the link open in a new window, check the appropriate box.

4. Enter the Slide Image URL for the picture you want to display in the slider (see below for adding images).

5. Optional: Decide whether to have all slide links open in a new browser window.

6. When you finish all entries for a slide, click Save Slide.

7. As needed, Select New Slide and repeat Steps 4 through 8 for each slide required for your user experience.

Save All now before moving on to the next section. Scroll to the bottom of the tile and click the Save All button.

Adding Images

1. To add images to your Slider Tile, you will first need to upload them in the community. Simply click the gear icon in the upper right corner of the place you are working and select Static resources. (Depending on the version of Jive you have, this may say Image Files instead of Static resources)

2. In the popup, click Upload a File and select the image(s) you want to use in the slider. 

3. Once you upload your images, copy the URL to your clipboard and paste each URL into a notepad to have handy when working in the Slider configuration panel.

Configuring the Theme

1. Select Theme to open configuration options. 

1. Select the Interval time (in seconds) for the slider. Interval time is the time between slide changes. You may choose between 4 to 10 seconds. 

2. Select the Transition (in seconds). The Transition is the time the image takes to change. You may choose a range between 0.5 and 2 seconds.

3. Enter the Desktop height (in pixels). Desktop height will scale the slider accordingly in a space or group. 

4. Enter the Mobile height (in pixels). Mobile height will scale the slider for mobile users. 

5. Enter the desired hexadecimal code for the Accent color. Accent color affects the background of the Slide text and the color of the Action text. If you don’t know the hexadecimal value, convert your colors at http://rgb.to

6. Select the Background opacity. This will adjust the opacity behind the text.

7. Save All now before moving on to the next section. Scroll to the bottom of the tile and click the Save All button.

Configuring the Fonts

You can configure the fonts for both the title and the action link. Choose between Basic, Google or Custom Font.

Configure Advanced Settings

Customize Margins. Set extra padding between this tile and other tiles if desired.

Configure HTML

Configure Google Analytics

 Copying your Tile Settings

Best Practices and Tips

Support

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