A carousel displays a series of banners, one at a time, allowing you to promote more than one high-priority message. Banners within a carousel follow the guidelines for the banner.
| Carousels allow more than one message and Call to action (CTA) to occupy a single, high-visibility space. They are used on homepages, mostly for campaigns or initiatives. | How to build this in the Europa Web Publishing Platform (EWPP) |
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When to use
- use only on the homepage of your site
- use for topical information, not for a general introduction to your site or organisation
- deploy for a limited period and update when there is content that is more relevant
When not to use
- do not use on internal site pages
- avoid using a carousel to communicate critical content - this should be placed in the body of your page
- do not use to feature content with similar themes and/or with multiple CTAs that link to the same page or group of pages
- consider whether a carousel is the most effective approach
Dos
- follow the banner guidelines for the banner content
- if using images, follow the audiovisual guidelines
- your banner images should be different from one another
- replace the carousel with a single banner as soon as you no longer need to feature multiple messages