How to Configure Banner Section?

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Banner Section

You can attract your visitors using the banner section. You can add image, video, or slider in the banner section. If you choose to add image or video, you can add a search form on the top of image or video.

Travel Agency Pro theme features 3 banner options. You can set up the banner of your choice among all the three options.

Please follow the below steps to configure the banner section on your website. The steps to configure all three types of banner on your website are explained in detail:

  • Go to Appearance> Customize> Front Page Settings> Banner Section
  • Choose “Static/Video Banner” in Banner Options
  • Upload and select a video. You can also enter a youtube link. If you have the video link or the video, the image will not be displayed.
  • If you want to put the image in the banner, click on “Add new image” to add images to the banner section
  • Select the image you want to display on the banner section. You can also randomize added images. When you click on “Randomize uploaded headers” button, the uploaded banner images will be displayed randomly every time your website is loaded. Make sure you don’t have video select if you want to show an image.
  • Enable/Disable Search Form
  • Enter the title and subtitle for the banner.
  • Click on Publish

Static Video Banner Travel Agency pro

Please follow the below steps if you want to display slider images in the banner section:

  • Go to Appearance> Customize> Front Page Settings> Banner Section
  • Choose “Banner as Slider” in Banner Options

Select Banner as Slider Travel Agency Pro

  • Enable Slider Auto to make slides transition automatically without clicking (Blue is enabled).
  • Enable Slider Loop to allow the slider to repeat selected posts automatically.
  • Enable Slider Caption to show the post title to appear on the slider post image.
  • Enable Use Full-Size Image if you wish to display the full image on the slider rather than the cropped image. (In this case, make sure that all the selected images have the same image size, so that the design is maintained)
  • Choose Slider Animation type.
  • Choose Slider Type. You can create a slider using page/post, category, or custom slides. Choose the type you like and create slides.
  • Below is the instruction on how to use each slide type.

Creating Slider using Post/Page

  • Choose Slider Type to Post/Page
  • Choose Posts/Pages to be displayed as slider under Choose Post One, Choose Post Two, Choose Post Three, Choose Post Four, and Choose Post Five. You can enter five posts/pages. The featured image of the posts/pages will appear on the slider.
  • Enter the Readmore Button Label
  • Click on Publish.

 

Banner as slider using post and page

Creating Slider using Category

  • Choose Slider Type to Category
  • Choose the Slider Category.
    • The featured Image of the posts under selected category will appear as Slide Images.
    • Post Title of the post under the selected category will appear as Slide Title.
    • Post Excerpt will appear on the Slider as slide Content. The first few sentences of the post content will appear as slide content if the Post excerpt is not entered.
  • Enter the Readmore Button Label
  • Click on Publish.

Banner as slider using category

Creating Slider using Custom slides

  • Choose Slider Type to Custom.
  • Click on Add new slide.

Custom slider travel agency pro

  • Click Add Image to upload an Image.
  • Enter Title, Description and Link for the Slide.
  • Click Add new Slide to add new slides. Click on Slide No. (1,2,3…) to modify the slides
  • Enter the Readmore Button Label
  • Click on Publish

Custom images as slider travel agency pro

Static / Video Banner with CTA

You can keep a static / video banner with Call to Action Button on the banner section to engage your visitors and convert them into customers.

Please follow the below steps to set up a static / video banner with CTA button on the homepage.

  • Go to Appearance > Customize > Front Page Settings > Banner Section
  • Select Static / Video Banner with CTA option from the drop-down
  • Upload a video or enter the YouTube link of the video you want to display in the banner section.
  • Click on Add new image to upload an image if you don’t want to keep the video in the banner section. (You can keep either image or video at a time in the banner section. )
  • Enter the Title & Sub Title of the banner section
  • Enter the CTA Button Label & URL 
  • Click on Publish

Static video banner with CTA

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