Add banner images to your catalog
Find out how to add promotional banners to your item catalog.
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Overview
Cut+Dry allows you to upload banners in order to promote certain products or featured lists of products. While banners can be set up and seen by all users and account types, the display of these banners can vary depending on:
- The version of the Cut+Dry app that you use (Universal or White Label)
- Type of display (mobile or desktop) that your customer is viewing your catalog on
Follow these steps to implement banner images.
Understand your banner options
Types of banners
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Primary banners
- Amount: 1, 2, or 3
- Display: At the top of the screen; the first displays automatically, with a sideways arrow to scroll to a second and/or third
- Size: On mobile view, the primary banners are the same size as secondary banners. On desktop view, they are twice as large.
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Secondary banners
- Amount: 2
- Display: Under the primary banner (if a primary banner is set)
Tip: Secondary banners will NOT show if only one is set. Both image slots must have an image in order for them to display.
Example
Customer mobile view
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Customer desktop view
Location of banners
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Cut+Dry Universal app customers will find all of your banners on the Home tab of your catalog.
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Cut+Dry White Label app customers will find all of your banners at the top of your Catalog Home page--the very first thing they will see when accessing your catalog!
Review banner image requirements
Your banners are images directly uploaded by you. You will need two versions (sizes) of each banner, to support both your desktop and mobile customers:
| Banner Type | Image Size |
|---|---|
| Primary (desktop) | 1480 x 200px |
| Primary (mobile) | 350 x 150px |
| Secondary (desktop) | 725 x 200px |
| Secondary (mobile) | 350 x 100px |
Add banner(s)
Tip: Whether adding a primary or secondary banner, you will follow the exact same process; scroll down past the Primary Banners section to find Secondary Banners.
- Select Boost from the navigation menu, then select the Catalog Home tab.
- Navigate to either the Primary Banners or Secondary Banners section.
- If necessary, choose the Slide 1, Slide 2, or Slide 3 tab of that banner section, to access each available banner slot.
- Select the image space to open a File Explorer window.
Tip: If there is already an image in the space and you want to overwrite it, simply click the existing image.
- Find the image on your computer and select Open.
- Optionally, link the banner to a(n):
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Featured item list: Select one of your custom featured item lists from the dropdown menu.
Tip: For help creating or editing a featured list, refer to Create or edit a featured list.
- Item details page: Select a specific product's page by typing into the Search box and selecting a result.
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Custom URL: Link directly to any external URL by pasting it into this text box.
Tip: This field requires a complete URL (beginning with http:// or https://) in order for the banner to link.
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Featured item list: Select one of your custom featured item lists from the dropdown menu.
- Repeat Steps 4 through 7 to add another banner of the same type.
- Toggle on (green) the primary or secondary banner to Active status.
Result
Banners are added immediately, once they are toggled to Active!
Please note that the primary and secondary banner sections each have their own active toggle.
Delete banner(s)
- To overwrite a banner image, simply follow the same steps as Add banner(s).
- To completely get rid of banner images, hover over the image and select the trash can icon on the corner. Repeat for any other images you wish to remove.
