Configure a carousel

Platform admins can configure a carousel on the homepage or any group page. Group admins can configure a carousel for their specific group page.

A carousel is a slideshow that welcomes learners, showcases training content, provides quick links to internal or external resources, or shares important messages with a call to action. To show items side by side rather than one slide at a time, use a gallery instead.

A page can display several carousels, and you can change their placement relative to other widgets. For more information, see Configure the layout of a group page and Configure the layout of the homepage. A group's carousel does not carry over to its subgroups. If your organization uses the Globalization solution, carousels can be translated into each user’s preferred language. For more information, see Translate a carousel.

Learners can view carousels on the web app, on the homepage and on group pages they can access. Slides advance automatically, and learners can use the arrows to navigate manually or pause the carousel. On mobile apps, under the Discover tab, learners can only view carousels created on group pages. Because of the smaller screen, postcard slides are not displayed, and poster slides only display their image and title, without the description.

Create a carousel

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Configure page layout panel on the right, in the Add section, click Carousel.
3. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

The carousel is only displayed once it has slides. Until then, it shows an Empty badge in the panel and is hidden from the page. To add slides, see Add a carousel slide.

Add a carousel slide

You can add up to 100 slides per carousel.

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Configure page layout panel on the right, select the relevant carousel.
3. Click  Add slide.
4. Click  under Image.
5. In the Select an image dialog box, click Import to upload a new image, or Reuse to pick an existing one. Use a JPEG, PNG, or GIF image of 1600x400 pixels for the poster layout, or 800x400 pixels for the postcard layout. For more recommendations, see Image sizes and ratios.
6. Enter a Title (80 characters maximum).
7. Enter a Description (150 characters maximum).
8. In the Link field, enter a standard URL to redirect learners to a web page, or a mailto link (for example, mailto:recipient@domain.com) to open the learner's email client. You can use a free mailto generator like this one to generate a mailto link with multiple recipients, or with the subject line and the body pre-filled.
9. Select the Layout:
   • Poster (default) displays a full-image slide with the text overlaid. If you add a link, learners can click anywhere on the slide to open it. This layout is supported on both web and mobile apps.
   • Postcard displays the image on the left and the text/button on the right. If you add a link, learners can click the image or the button to open it. This layout is supported only on the web app.
10. If you selected the Postcard layout, enter the Button text (50 characters maximum). If you skip this, no button will display.
11. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.
12. To continue editing the carousel, click  Back to carousel at the top of the right panel.
13. To close the right-side panel, click Close in the bottom-right corner.

The new slide is displayed in the carousel and is visible to everyone. To show it to specific learners only, see Select the audience of a carousel slide.

The amount of text displayed in the carousel depends on the users' browser window size, the zoom settings, and the newsfeed display status (right-panel expanded or hidden).

Edit a carousel slide

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Configure page layout panel on the right, select the relevant carousel.
3. Click on the relevant slide.
4. Edit the Image, Title, Description, Link, Layout, or Button text fields. For details on each field, see Add a carousel slide.
5. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.
6. To continue editing the carousel, click  Back to carousel at the top of the right panel.
7. To close the right-side panel, click Close in the bottom-right corner.

Your changes are displayed in the carousel.

Select the audience of a carousel slide

If no audience is selected, the slide is visible to everyone.

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Configure page layout panel on the right, select the relevant carousel.
3. Click on the relevant slide.
4. Under Audience, click  Edit.
5. Select your criteria under Groups, Roles, or User Custom Fields. For a detailed breakdown of how audience logic works, see About widget audience.
6. At the top, click Back to Audience.
7. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

The slide is now displayed according to the audience settings.

Schedule the display of a carousel slide

Schedule display is off by default.

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Configure page layout panel on the right, select the relevant carousel.
3. Click on the relevant slide.
4. On the right side of Schedule display, switch the toggle to the on  position.
5. Select a Start and/or an End date and time.
   • If you select only a Start date, the slide will be displayed starting on the selected date.
   • If you select only an End date, the slide will be displayed immediately and removed on the selected date.
   • If you select both a Start and an End date, the slide will be displayed on the page between the selected dates.
6. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

You can edit these dates.

To deactivate the display schedule, switch the toggle to the off position in step 4. The slide will remain on the page until you either delete it or set a new display schedule.

Reorder a carousel slide

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Configure page layout panel on the right, select the relevant carousel.
3. Click  on the right side of a slide to drag and drop it up or down.
4. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

Delete a carousel slide

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click  Homepage layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group and click  Configure page layout.
2. In the Configure page layout panel on the right, select the relevant carousel.
3. Hover over the slide and click  Delete.
4. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

If you delete all the carousel slides, the carousel section is hidden from the page.