The Showcase tab holds every setting for your public Showcase page. Most sites only change the title and the address, but you can also make it your homepage or show it inside your theme.
Where to find it:
Open the Showcase tab in the plugin. The settings are in the Layout and Banners boxes, under the Theme box. Click Save Showcase Settings at the bottom after any change. A Showcase settings saved! message confirms it.
Layout:
- Page Title: shown in the header bar at the top of the page and in the browser tab. The default is FREE Marketing Resources.
- Page Slug: the address of the page. The default free-resources gives yoursite.com/free-resources/. The field shows the full address under it.
- Use as Homepage: tick Display the showcase as your site's homepage to show the Showcase page when visitors open your home address. It also stays at its own address.
- Use My Theme's Header & Footer: tick Display the showcase inside my WordPress theme, with my site's own header and footer to frame the grid with your theme's menu and footer. Untick it to return to the standalone design.
- CTA Button Text: the text on every card's button. The default is Get Free Access.
Banners:
The Banners box has two slots, Top Banner and Bottom Banner. Each has an Image URL with an Upload button that opens your Media Library, and a Link URL for where the banner should go when clicked. These fields are saved with your Showcase settings.
Step by step:
- Open the Showcase tab.
- Type a Page Title, for example FREE Marketing Resources.
- Type a Page Slug, for example free-resources.
- Tick Use as Homepage or Use My Theme's Header & Footer if you want them.
- Set the CTA Button Text, for example Get Free Access.
- Click Save Showcase Settings.
- Open the Live URL in the Your Showcase Page box to check it.
About changing the slug:
The plugin refreshes WordPress's address rules when you save. The field note also suggests visiting Settings, Permalinks in WordPress and clicking Save Changes if the new address does not open straight away.
A real example:
Sam keeps the title FREE Marketing Resources and the slug free-resources, so the page is yoursite.com/free-resources/. Sam leaves Use as Homepage off, because Your Site has a blog on its home page, and adds a Free Resources item to the site menu instead.
Tips:
- Short slugs are easier to say out loud and type: free-resources, free, or guides.
- Use My Theme's Header & Footer keeps visitors inside your site's navigation. Leave it off when the page is a landing page for ads, so there is nothing to click away to.
- If you tick Use as Homepage, keep your blog reachable from a menu link.
- See Choosing a Theme (7 Options) for the colours.