This layout features a large hero slideshow and highlights the most important site content, such as impact stories, events ways to get involved, community news and events. News, events and social are updated dynamically.
Choosing a Home Page Template
Defining your home page is a strategic step in building your site, where you will need to consider content strategy, layout and design.
Content Selection and Strategy
When selecting content for your home page, consider its purpose and meaning to both your organization and your user. Your home page is for showcasing the key messages you want to convey to your audience. Also consider how your strategy for content creation and how you will maintain your content over time. It is important that you update your home page frequently to encourage repeat visits and keep things fresh and exciting.
Content Hierarchy & Layout
After you identify the content you'd like to showcase on your home page, the next important exercise is determining what is most important. Key messages should appear on the top of the page and the rest of your content stacked in descending order of importance.
Design
You may have beautiful, large imagery to populate a hero or perhaps your greatest asset is your active community. Once you've selected your content and determined its importance the next setp is desiging your home page. To make this easier, we've built out four best practice templates to suit a variety of content needs and preferences. Take a look at the designs below and select a home page template to use as your own or as a starting point to customize to suit your needs.
