🔄 How to create a Rotating/Carousel Banner?

What is a Rotating Announcement Banner?

A rotating announcement banner is a type of announcement banner that contains multiple repeating messages. The messages change sequentially on the banner, similar to a slideshow.

Rotating banner

Create a Rotating Announcement Banner

Step 1: From the app’s dashboard, select the Banner module → Click the Create Banner button.

Step 2: Choose the Announcement Banner option in the select banner type modal → Click the Select button.

Select banner type modal

Step 3: Design your banner.

You will see the banner creation interface in a max modal. Here, you will design your banner in the Design tab.

Design tab
  • In the collapsible Banner type section, select Rotating Banner.

Banner type
  • Content Settings: Here, you will set up the content that will be displayed on your banner, such as text and actions.

You can enter multiple messages, which will display one after another on the banner. At any given time, only one message will be visible. Click Add Announcement to add more messages.

Multiple messages

Select Entire Banner Clickable to make the entire banner clickable. Add the URL where you want to direct users when they interact with the banner.

Action type

Selecting Open in New Tab means that clicking on the banner/link/button will open the link in a new tab.

If you check Add Close Button to Dismiss Banner, a close button (an "X") will appear in the top-right corner of the banner. Clicking this button will close the banner, but it will reappear when the page is reloaded.

Show arrow icon to display arrow icons on both sides of the banner. Buyers can click these arrows to view the previous or next message.

  • Position Settings: Choose where the banner will be displayed on your online store.

Position

The banner can appear at the Top of Page, Bottom of Page, or in a Custom Position.

For more details, see the article: How to use a Custom position for Banner?

You can also select which devices will display the banner.

  • Style: Customize the banner’s colors, fonts, and other design elements.

You can style the text with various font options.

Text styles

Choose the background style: Color, Gradient, or Image.

Use Background Padding to adjust the banner’s height, and Background Opacity to set the transparency level.

Additionally, use the Speed option to change the time each message is displayed.

Animation type and Speed

Step 4: Set conditions for the banner.

In the banner creation interface (max modal) → Click the Conditions tab.

Conditions tab

Here, you can set various conditions for your banner, including display conditions, customer conditions, product page conditions, scheduling, and country-specific conditions.

For more details, see the article: How to Setup Conditions for a Banner?

Step 5: Preview the banner.

You can preview how your banner will appear in the Preview area on the right.

Select different devices to check if the banner displays correctly.

Step 6: Finally, click Save to save your banner and check the results on your storefront.

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