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A top-level overview of the customisation options available on your site's homepage
With your homepage, there are a number of ways you can customise it to provide your users with a unique experience.
Below is a list of the options available and they are split between basic and advanced. The more advanced customisation options require CSS/HTML.
Basic Homepage Customisation Options
🔔 Dynamic area = automatically changes in accordance with the governing settings or licenses for a user.
- All tabs can be removed or turned on (but there needs to be at least one).*
- The header can be configured to display up to four top-level categories and their first-level sub-categories when a user hovers over the Research tab. This can be added by going to Admin > Site Configuration > Configure page header.
- List Products by can be customised e.g a 2nd or 3rd level of category tree can be added or a dropdown search option for the categories.*
- The header can be replaced by a carousel with up to three slides which can have a link when you click on it. This carousel is not dynamic depending on screen size. This can be changed by heading to Admin > Site Administration > Homepage carousel.
- You can turn on and turn off popular searches in Admin > Accounts > Global Preferences.
- You can turn the contact account manager widget on and off on the homepage.*
- Can turn pinned searches on and off.*
🚨 These options require us to action some setting changes within your site. If you are interested in implementing these, please raise a ticket via the Help Desk.
Advanced Homepage Customisation Options
- You can change the content of a custom tab by heading to Admin > Accounts > Global Preferences.
- Header position, HTML and image can be customised by heading to Admin > Accounts > Global Preferences.
- A static homepage banner can be added using CSS/HTML. It can be added by heading to Admin > Accounts > Global Preferences.
Further reading on home page customisation
Configuring Categories in the site header