How to add a Hero image

Ashford Pro users can add a Image Hero to any page on your site. Use this to add an eye-popping image to any page.

What is a Image Hero?

As demonstrated on this page, a Image Hero is places a 940px wide image the top of page.

Instructions

Create an image 940px by 240px (FYI: an image hero can be any height).

Use the “Featured Image” for the Hero

  • Add or edit a page
  • Find the Ashford Pro Settings panel
  • Find Hero type and select “image”
  • Find Hero Link  and enter a URL (optional) to wrap the image
  • Find “Set Featured Image” panel in the right sidebar
    • Click “Set featured image”
    • Upload an image (940px by 240px)
    • Click the “Use as featured image” link located next to the “Insert into Post”
    • Click Save all changes and close the media panel
  • Click Publish or Update to save these changes

Option #2

  • Add or edit a page
  • On Ashford Pro Settings panel enter “image” to Hero Type
  • Enter image URL to Hero Image
  • Enter linked URL to Hero Link (optional ability to wrap image in a link)

You may set a featured image AND enter an image URL. In this case, Ashford will use the entered URL not the set featured image.