To access Homepage Widgets, use the hamburger menu in the upper-left of any admin screen.
Navigate to Page Management → Homepage Widgets.
Only website administrators can add and manage homepage widgets. If you do not see Homepage Widgets in your menu, contact your school's primary website administrator.
Or from the Page Management landing page, select Homepage Widgets.
A note on using Homepage Widgets effectively
Button Widgets can be a great way to draw attention to time-sensitive items — things like event sign-ups, enrollment deadlines, or seasonal announcements (e.g., "Register for Open House!"). Because they're bold and eye-catching, they work best as temporary highlights that you add when needed and remove once the moment has passed.
The placement of widget on the public website will depend on viewers' screen size. Please avoid placing widgets over each other or in places where they might hide some important information on the public website.
A couple of quick tips when placing a Button Widget: make sure it isn't covering or pushing down important content on the page — visitors should still be able to find what they came for without scrolling past a large widget. And when the event or deadline is over, remember to remove the widget so your site stays clean and current.
⚠️ Accessibility note: Homepage widgets, including the Button Widget, can introduce accessibility challenges — they overlay on top of other content, may interfere with screen readers, and can be missed by keyboard navigation. Use widgets sparingly and only when the call-to-action is important enough to justify the overlay. For most school communication needs (event announcements, news, sign-ups), consider using Pages, Link blocks, or News blocks instead — they're more accessible by default.