Note: Mega Carousel is a Solar theme exclusive feature. BigCommerce has similarly named features which you can learn more about here:
In this article:
How do I turn on / off the Mega Carousel?
In the theme customizer, go to the Mega Carousel section.
Check/Uncheck Display mega carousel to toggle it on/off.
How many images can I have? In what order are my they displayed?
You can have up to 5 carousel images.
Banners are numbered left to right, top to bottom. See image below.
Can I set the carousel on autoplay?
You absolutely can! To do so, go to the Mega Carousel section.
Check/Uncheck Slide autoplay to toggle it on/off.
Autoplay speed is set to change images every 5 seconds and will loop indefinitely.
How do I change the animation style?
In the theme customizer, go to the Mega Carousel section.
Scroll down until you see Carousel image transition.
Click the dropdown on the right and choose from the selection.
Available transition effects are Zoom, Fade, Blinds, Slice and Push.
How do I customize the tiles/buttons?
In the theme customizer, go to the Mega Carousel section.
Tiles and button customizations are just below the Slide Autoplay checkbox.
For color customizations, click the icon on the right side to pull up the color picker.
You may also click the (+) button to enter a Hex code or use a slider instead.
How do I change my banner images, links and title?
In the theme customizer, go to the Mega Carousel section.
Scroll down to the correct image slot number and change the image URL, link, or alt tag.
Images are loaded in the BigCommerce image manager using partial filepaths.
Click here to view our guide on how to use Partial Filepaths.If you don’t want to display a specific banner, leave the Image URL blank.
What size should my carousel images be?
Recommended dimensions are 1920x1080(16:9 aspect ratio) or better in JPEG format.
For mobile images, we recommend images with 3:5 aspect ratio, on our demo site, we're using 447x737px images.