Banners

You can add a banner to either the public or AdviserNet version of a page. The 'Banner' field is a few fields below the 'Body' field of a page.

To add a banner, click 'Add content' to open a drop down menu. You can choose to add an existing banner or create a new one.

If you choose to add an existing banner, this will open the ‘Add existing entry’ box. You can search for the name of the banner by typing in the search bar.

The banner should appear in the list beneath the search bar. Click on it to add it.

Editing an existing banner

If the page already has a banner, you can click on it to edit it.

The content of the banner

You can add content or make changes in the banner's fields.

Banner name

This won't appear on the site, but staff will be able to search for the banner by name in Contentful.

The name should be a summary of the banner content, for example 'Housing survey'.

Audience

Choose which countries can see the banner by ticking the boxes.

The audience settings for the banner don't have to match the audience for the advice collection you're using in your page. For example, you can include an England-only banner on a page that is visible in both England and Wales. It will only appear for users in England.

Body

This is where you add and edit the contents of the banner.

Version information

This is where you explain what changes you're making. If you're changing existing content, delete anything that's already in the field first.

Try to write the version information so it will make sense to someone who looks at it later without knowing the context. For example, say who added the banner and why.

Label

The label appears in a small box at the beginning of the banner - for example it might say 'New' or 'Notice'.

Publishing a banner

To publish the banner, click the 'Publish' button on the right of the screen.

If it's a new banner, you'll also need to publish the changes to the page it will appear on.

Find out about other ways to publish content items, including scheduling publication and publishing an advice collection and entries at the same time.

At the moment, you must tell the Content Platform team every time you make a change to the content in Contentful. This lets them make the same change in EPiServer. Tell the Content Platform team about changes using the request form.