Templates Quick Summary
Slider Revolution comes with a library of premade modules called "templates" that can get you started fast.
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Templates Overview (Video Tutorial)
Gain a quick overview of what a Slider Revolution template is by watching the below ‘Rapid Fire Overview’ tutorial video from the 2:30 mark:
If you watched the above video in full you can skip the remainder of the ‘Rapid Fire Overview’ section of the manual and proceed to the next section of the manual: A Closer Look.
Or continue reading to learn more about templates.
Templates Definition
Let’s start with a look at what “template” means, in the context of Slider Revolution, from our Definitions section:
Template
A “Template” is a premade module [?]
A module in Slider Revolution acts as a container for slides, which in turn act as containers for layers. Modules are created and edited with the module editor.
A "module" is a single, self contained piece of content. You can think of this as being similar to the way a post or page in regular WordPress is a self contained piece of content.
A module can represent any kind of content Slider Revolution is capable of creating, such as a slider, carousel, hero unit, navigation menu, posts display and so on.
Multiple modules can be combined to form rich content such as complete sites and landing pages.. It has pre-configured layers [?]
Layers are containers for visual, audio or layout items and are added to slides. For example, text, button, image, audio, video, group and row are all types of layers.
Layers are added to slides via the module editor. already in place.
It is designed to be ready for use, either as is or after being modified in the module editor [?]
The "Module Editor" is the tool used to create & modify modules.
Through this visual, drag & drop, no-code interface you can add various types of layers, animation and special FX to your modules, as well as managing slides and configuring options..
Slider Revolution comes with several templates you can use, or alternatively you can create your own templates, thereby allowing you to easily reuse modules you have produced.
Slider Revolution’s template library includes pre-made modules for all kinds of content, from sliders to carousels to complete websites.
When you use a template to kick-start your content creation you have everything you need already in place, with pre-placed and pre-designed layers such as text, images, videos and so on, with animations already applied.
After creating a new module using a template as a base you can modify any part of that module as you need. You can also save any module you have created, or modified, as a reusable template of your own.
Templates vs Modules from Scratch
When should you start a module from a template vs. creating a module from scratch?
As a general rule work with templates when:
- You’re getting to know Slider Revolution
- You need to deploy content as quickly as possible
Create modules from scratch when:
- You’re more familiar with using Slider Revolution
- You want to create something highly custom
Up Next: A Closer Look
Now that we’ve completed our rapid fire overview and you have a solid grasp on the core concepts underpinning Slider Revolution we’re ready to start looking at things in greater detail in our next section A Closer Look.
