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Section

The section component is the most fundamental building block of the site. You will want most other content to be contained within a section.

A section has the following features:

  • The background, which extends across the full screen.
  • The content, which is locked into a fixed size, dependent on the user’s screen width.
  • Automatic padding at top and bottom.
  • The ability to have as many child elements as required. All component types are available to be used inside a section.

Type: all components

Add content or other page-building structures to the page.

Type: dropdown
Options: predefined per-site

Set the background colour from a list of pre-defined constants that are in line with the site’s brand.

Type: checkbox
Default: unchecked

Set the background a different colour to those in the default pre-defined list. Only available to site administrators.

Type: checkbox
Default: unchecked

Remove the default padding from the top of the section.

Type: checkbox
Default: unchecked

Remove the default padding from the bottom of the section.

Type: group

Type: file

Browse for an image on your computer or the site’s content delivery network (CDN).

Type: dropdown
Options: left | right | full width

Choose whether the image spans the full width of the page, with the content appearing on top of it, or whether it takes up the left 50% of screen or the right 50% of screen.

Type: dropdown
Options: before content | after content

Choose whether the image comes before or after the rest of the content when seen at mobile sizes. This only works for a background image with image position set to left or right.

Type: plain text

Add a very short description to provide context to the image, with no full stop at the end.

Type: plain text

Add the photographer’s name and the source if required, with no full stop at the end, e.g. Dan Smith/AFP via Getty Images

Type: dropdown
Options: left | right

Choose whether the caption shows to the left or right of the background image.

Type: dropdown
Options: dark | light

Choose whether the caption is on a dark or a light background (exact colours will be set per-site).