Testimonials 5 Instructions

The ‘Testimonials’ panel displays a visually-engaging slideshow of testimonials from members of your community with a single image in the panel’s background. The purpose of this panel is to highlight your school or district’s differentiators in a relatable and emotionally-engaging format.

Each testimonial within the slideshow consists of a short text-based quote followed by an author citation. The panel is powered by a Container element with an individual Content Element for each testimonial inside of it.

The following pixel dimensions are recommended for the images uploaded to the Resources module for this panel. Following these guidelines will help you to achieve an ideal balance of visual quality and loading speed for your content:

To add a new testimonial to the ‘Testimonials’ slideshow, begin by adding a new Content Element for it:

1. Go to the ’Pages’ panel and select the homepage.
2. Turn on the ‘Compose’ toggle in the bar at the bottom of the page interface.
3. Refresh the page in your web browser.
4. Scroll to the ‘Testimonials’ panel.
5. Hover over the Content Element displaying the testimonial that should directly precede the new testimonial you want to add.
6. Click on the ‘Add Element’ button and choose a Content Element from the ‘Standard’ tab in the ‘Add Element’ window. 

With the Content Element in place, add the quote for your testimonial:

1. Hover over the Content Element you have created previously and click on the ‘Edit Content’ button.
2. Type in the desired quote. We recommend adding one or more short paragraphs to maintain consistency with the original design.
3. Click on the ‘Save’ button at the bottom right of the content editor.

Finally, add the author citation, which will display below the quote:

1. Hover over the Content Element again and click on the ‘gear’ icon in the top-right corner of the element.
2. Click on ‘+ Design’ at the bottom of the ‘Edit Content Element Settings’ window.
3. Click into the ‘Footer’ Content’ content editor.
4. Type in the name of the quote’s author.
5. Click on the ‘Save’ button at the bottom of the ‘Edit Content Element Settings’ window.

To update an existing testimonial in the ‘Testimonials’ slideshow, begin by updating the quote:

1. Go to the ’Pages’ panel and select the homepage.
2. Turn on the ‘Compose’ toggle in the bar at the bottom of the page interface.
3. Refresh the page in your web browser.
4. Scroll to the ‘Testimonials’ panel.
5. Hover over the Content Element displaying the testimonial you want to update and click on the ‘Edit Content’ button.
6. Update the existing quote text. We recommend one or more short paragraphs to maintain consistency with the original design.
7. Click on the ‘Save’ button at the bottom of the ‘Edit Content Element Settings’ window.

Finally, update the author citation displaying below the quote:

1. Hover over the Content Element again and click on the ‘gear’ icon in the top-right corner of the element.
2. Click on ‘+ Design’ at the bottom of the ‘Edit Content Element Settings’ window.
3. Click into the ‘Footer’ Content’ content editor.
4. Updating the existing name for the quote’s author.
5. Click on the ‘Save’ button at the bottom of the ‘Edit Content Element Settings’ window.

The order of the testimonials in the ‘Testimonials’ slideshow is determined by the order of the individual Content Elements inside the Container element that powers this panel.

To reorder the testimonials:

1. Go to the ’Pages’ panel and select the homepage.
2. Turn on the ‘Compose’ toggle in the bar at the bottom of the page interface.
3. Refresh the page in your web browser.
4. Scroll to the ‘Testimonials’ panel.
5. Hover over the Content Element displaying the testimonial you want to move and click down on the ‘Move’ icon.

Drag and drop the testimonial into the desired new position, making sure it stays inside the Container element that powers this panel.

To remove an existing testimonial from the ‘Testimonials’ slideshow:

1. Go to the Pages panel and select the homepage.
2. Turn on the ‘Compose’ toggle in the bar at the bottom of the page interface.
3. Refresh the page in your web browser.
4. Scroll to the ‘Testimonials’ panel.
5. Hover over the Content Element displaying the testimonial you want to remove and click on the ‘Delete’ icon button.
6. Confirm you want to delete the element in the ‘Delete Content Element’ validation window.