How to Use the Callout Section

Revision as of 01:42, 11 October 2011

Setup the Callout Section to present a visible "call-to-action" for your site visitors. Use it to encourage clients to purchase product or enlist subscribers to your blog.

Activate the Callout Section

There are different ways to setup the Callout Section.

Activate Callout Section from a Page

1. Open the Pages panel
2. Select the page to which you want to add a Callout Section
   1. Note the Template for the selected page as you will need this when activating the section in the template setup panel (see step #2 in Activate Callout Section from Templates Panel
3. Scroll down to Pagelines Meta Settings
4. Select "Callout Meta"
5. Click "Inactive on Template"

This will take you to the template setup panel where you can activate the Callout section. Go to step #3 in Activate Callout Section from Templates Panel.

Activate Callout Section from the Templates Panel

1. Under Pagelines Settings, select "Templates"
2. Select the area where the Callout will appear
3. Select the "Type of Page" on which the Callout will be added

You can activate the Callout Section in the Page Templates or the Content Area depending on where you want the callout to appear.

Add Callout to both Page Templates and Content Area

You can also activate the Callout Section in both the Page Templates and the Content Area at the same time.

Drag the callout section in the both areas to activate it.

A Clone will automatically be created. (bug when auto created? same text in both?)

Creating the Callout, Setting the Callout Meta

1. Return to the page on which the Callout appears
2. Under "Callout Meta", enter the Callout Text
3. Enter Callout Image
4. Enter a Callout Link

View Callout Section

Creating Multiple Callout Sections

To create multiple Callout Sections the Page Templates or Content Area, clone the section in the Template Setup panel and then drag & drop to activate the clones.