Chapter 02Page guide

The home page, section by section

The home page is built from nine stacked sections. Each one is fed by a different part of the dashboard. Work down this page in the same order you see them on the site.

The full home page as visitors see it.
The full home page as visitors see it.
02.2

The top banner — news grid or image slider

The large block directly under the menu. It can show either a grid of six featured news stories, or a full-width rotating image slider. You choose which.

WhereSystemSettingsWebsite

Direct address: /admin/settings/website

Currently set to the News Grid: six featured stories.
Currently set to the News Grid: six featured stories.

How to change it

  1. Open Settings → Website (see the note below about reaching this screen).
  2. Find Home Hero Type and choose one of the two options:
  3. Modern News Grid (Latest Posts) — shows six news stories that you have flagged as featured.
  4. Classic Image Slider (Hero Slides) — shows a rotating full-width image banner instead.
  5. Click Save, then refresh the home page.
Your slider is ready but switched off.You already have 2 active hero slides set up. They are not showing because Home Hero Type is currently set to News Grid. Switch it to Classic Image Slider and they appear immediately.

The other option

The alternative: Classic Image Slider, fed by Hero Slides.
The alternative: Classic Image Slider, fed by Hero Slides.
The whole home page with the slider switched on, for comparison.
The whole home page with the slider switched on, for comparison.

To choose which stories appear in the news grid

WhereContent & MediaNews & Blogs

Edit a post and turn on Show in hero. The six most recent flagged posts fill the grid.

To manage the slider images

WhereWebsiteHero Slides

Add a slide with an image, heading and button link. Use Sort Order to set the sequence and the Active switch to hide one without deleting it.

02.3

Next Match countdown

The live countdown clock showing days, hours, minutes and seconds to the next fixture, with both team badges.

WhereCricketCricket ManagementMatches
The Next Match countdown band.
The Next Match countdown band.

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → CricketMatches.
  2. Click Add New for a new fixture, or Edit an existing one.
  3. Set the two teams, the match date and time, and the venue.
  4. Set Status to Upcoming — only upcoming matches feed the countdown.
  5. Click Save. The soonest upcoming fixture automatically becomes the countdown.
The countdown picks itself.You never choose which match shows here. It is always the next upcoming fixture by date. To change it, change the dates or the status of your matches.
Showing 00:00:00?That means the next fixture’s date has already passed. Add a future match, or update the existing one’s date, and the clock starts again.
02.4

About Us block

The two-column block telling your club story, with a photo and the three headline statistics (members, fixtures, years).

WhereSystemSettingsWebsite

Direct address: /admin/settings/website

The About Us block with its statistics.
The About Us block with its statistics.

How to change it

  1. Open Settings → Website.
  2. Edit About Title — the heading, currently “About Us”.
  3. Edit Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 — your club story.
  4. Set the three numbers: Members stat, Fixtures stat and Years stat, and their labels underneath.
  5. Upload a new About Image if you want a different photo.
  6. Change the two button captions with About: Join Button Text and About: Teams Button Text.
  7. Click Save.
02.5

Chairman's Message

The welcome message from the club chairman, with their photo, name and title.

WhereSystemSettingsGeneral

Direct address: /admin/settings/general

The Chairman's Message section.
The Chairman's Message section.

How to change it

  1. Open Settings → General from the sidebar (SystemSettings).
  2. Scroll to the Chairman block.
  3. Set Chairman Name and Position / Title.
  4. Upload a Photo — a square image works best.
  5. Write the Message. Long messages are collapsed behind a “Read more” link automatically.
  6. Click Save Settings.
This feeds two places.The same message powers this home page block and the full Chairman’s Message page at /chairmans-message. Edit it once and both update.
02.6

Player Rankings

The leaderboard of your top batting, bowling and all-round performers.

WhereCricketCricket ManagementPlayer Rankings
The Player Rankings table.
The Player Rankings table.

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → CricketPlayer Rankings.
  2. Click Add New to add a player to the leaderboard.
  3. Choose the Player, their Role (batting, bowling or all-rounder) and their Rank.
  4. Enter the statistics you want displayed alongside them.
  5. Click Save.
Players must exist first.You can only rank a player who already has a profile under Cricket → Players. Add the player there first, then rank them here.
02.7

Points Table

The league standings — played, won, lost, points and net run rate for each team in a tournament.

WhereCricketCricket ManagementTournaments
The Points Table (shown here with example standings).
The Points Table (shown here with example standings).

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → CricketTournaments.
  2. Open the tournament, then choose Points Table.
  3. Add each competing team and enter matches played, won, lost, tied, points and net run rate.
  4. Click Save. Teams sort automatically by points, then by net run rate.
This section is hidden right now.The Points Table only appears once at least one team has standings recorded against a tournament. Your site currently has none, so the whole band is hidden from the home page. Add standings and it appears by itself.
02.8

Latest News band

The row of recent news articles further down the home page, below the results.

WhereContent & MediaNews & Blogs
The Latest News band (shown here with an example post).
The Latest News band (shown here with an example post).

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → Content & MediaNews & Blogs.
  2. Click Add New to write a post, or Edit an existing one.
  3. Fill in the Title, Category, Featured Image and the article body.
  4. Turn Published on so it goes live.
  5. Leave Show in hero off so the post appears in this band rather than the top grid.
  6. Click Save.
This section is hidden right now — and here is why.All 7 of your published posts are flagged Show in hero, so they all sit in the top grid and nothing is left for this band. Turn Show in hero off on any post and it drops down into Latest News.
02.10

Advertisement banners

Sponsor and advertiser banners slotted between sections on the home page and elsewhere.

WhereContent & MediaAdvertisements

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → Content & MediaAdvertisements.
  2. Click Add New.
  3. Upload the banner image and set the link it should open.
  4. Choose the Position — this decides where on the site the banner appears.
  5. Set Active on and click Save.
Clicks are counted for you.The site records how many times each banner is seen and clicked, so you can report real numbers back to your advertisers.
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