Create Featured Sliders

Creating and Populating Featured Sliders This tutorial explains the three main steps for setting up a featured slider / highlighted content carousel on the frontend. Step 1: Identify the Slider Slug (0:01 – 0:14) Before creating the category, you must know the technical name (slug) that your frontend uses for the slider. - Navigate to App Configuration in the CMS (0:04). - Click on the feature flag for Navigation & Links (e.g., mainMenuLinks) (0:05). - Scroll through the items to find the desired navigation link (e.g., "Tutorials"). - Note the value in the FeaturedSlug field (e.g., featured-tutorials) (0:09 – 0:11). - Click SAVE to exit the configuration (0:13). Step 2: Create or Update the Slider Category (0:15 – 0:44) You will now create or update a CMS Category that matches the slug you found. - Navigate to Categories in the left sidebar menu (0:15). - Click CREATE or EDIT an existing category (0:17 – 0:18). - Ensure the Slug field exactly matches the FeaturedSlug you identified in Step 1 (e.g., featured-tutorials) (0:19 – 0:21). - Set the ParentId to the appropriate parent category (e.g., "Tutorials") (0:29). - Activate: Scroll down and ensure the Is active checkbox is selected (0:39 – 0:40). - Click SAVE or SAVE & BACK TO LIST (0:43 – 0:44). Step 3: Add Movies or Series to the Slider (0:45 – 1:12) Now that the category (slider) is active, you can populate it with content. - In the Category details view, click the SORT ORDER tab (0:45 – 0:46). - Click ADD MOVIE (or ADD SERIES) (0:47). - The movie list will appear. Search for or scroll to the content you want to include (0:49 – 1:02). - Click the entry to select the content (1:03). - Repeat this process for every movie or series you wish to feature (1:05 – 1:09). - Once finished, click SAVE ORDER to confirm the list of content for the slider (1:11). The content you added will now appear on your platform's frontend in the featured slider location corresponding to the defined slug.