To add a new banner:
Go to your store's section for banner management.
X-Cart 5.5.x:
In your store's Admin area, go to Design > Banners.
Then click the New banner button.
X-Cart 5.4.x and earlier:
In your store's Admin area, go to Content > Banners and click the New banner button.
This opens a section where you can define the settings of your banner.
X-Cart 5.5.x:
X-Cart 5.4.x and earlier:
Adjust the settings:
Location: Choose one of the locations available
Position: If several banners are in one place, specify the banner position in the row.
Banner name: Specify the banner name here (mandatory field).
Categories: Choose one or several category pages to display the banner (optional).
Display on product pages: If you enable this checkbox, X-Cart will display the banner on all product pages of the selected category in the storefront. The option does not work if no category is selected.
Static pages: Choose one or several static pages to display the banner (optional).
Memberships: Choose memberships to limit banners to customers with these membership levels.
Show on home page: If enabled, the banner will display on the home page.
Show banner's pagination: If enabled, the banner pagination is displayed.
Show navigation arrows: If enabled, the pagination arrows are displayed.
Display this banner as parallax block: If enabled, your online store will use the image assigned to this banner in the "Banner images settings" section as a background that scrolls down slower than the page's main content. The picture for a parallax block should be big enough to fit the height and width of the page it's used at. If you do not set a parallax image, the banner will use the first one for the parallax effect. The parallax block will not display HTML banners.
Width, px: You can specify the width of the banner here. We recommend leaving this field empty for the image banners.
Height, px: You can specify the height of the banner here. We recommend leaving this field empty for the image banners and setting only the height for HTML banners.
Animation speed, in seconds: Specify the preferred animation speed in seconds in this field.
Delay in seconds: Specify the preferred delay in seconds in this field.
Rotation effect: Choose one of the available rotation effects for the banner.
Enabled: If enabled, the banner displays in the storefront.
Recommended banner parameters for Retina and 4k displays:
image size 3840х880 px
JPG format with a 50%-80% compression
file size 100-300 kb
You can use tools like ImageOptim and TinyPNG for banner optimization.
Click Save or Save & Close. The new banner will be added. You will be able to see it in your store's list of banners.
X-Cart 5.5.x:
X-Cart 5.4.x and earlier:
After creating a new banner you can add its content as described in the article Managing Banner Content.
Related pages: