How do I create and edit a slideshow?

Slideshows can be customized and added to any custom webpage on your SilkStart site. Start by uploading your slide images, then add them to any number of slideshows. 

To use a slideshow as the header banner for one of your custom pages, see this article.

Step 1: Create new slides

1. Navigate to Site > Slideshows in your admin panel
2. Click "+ new slide"
   
   
   
   
3. Give your slide a title, and click "Choose File" to upload your image
4. Add optional slide text, a link, or alternative text
5. Save your slide
6. Repeat as necessary

Step 2: Add slides to a slideshow

1. In the panel on the left under "Slideshows" click "+ new slideshow" (or click on the name of an existing slideshow and skip to step 3)
   
   
   
   
2. Give your slideshow a name, and customize the functionality by choosing width/height, transitions, navigation type, display text, and transition speed
3. Click "+ Add Another Slide" and use the dropdown menu to select your desired slide(s) -repeat as necessary
4. Save your slideshow
   
   

Step 3: Add a slideshow to your custom page

Below are instructions for adding your slideshow to a section in the body of your custom page. To use a slideshow as the header banner for one of your custom pages, see this article.

1. Log in to your admin panel
2. Navigate to Site > Custom Webpages
3. Click the pencil icon next to the page you wish to edit
4. Locate the section into which you would like to add your slideshow (to add a new section, scroll down the bottom of your page, and hover over the bottom of the last section to reveal the blue banner to "Add a Section")
5. Click the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner of the section, and choose "Options"
   
   
   
6. Click  "Add a Widget"
   
   
   
   
7. Choose your slideshow from the list of options, and click "Ok"
   
   
   
   
8. Save and Publish your page when you are done!