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When to use a full page hero image?
Hero images can be used in versatile ways. Home pages and landing pages are the most frequent use cases but they also work well with single post, archive, contact, and other pages. Although hero sections vary by size, full page hero images have become very fashionable in recent years, used by many notable publishers such as Medium.com.
How to center text on top of hero image?
The last thing you need to do to perfectly center the text on top of the hero image is adding the text-align: center rule to the .hero-content element. Now, that everything is properly displayed and positioned, you only need to add styles to the hero text and button.
How to make a hero image look like a button?
Pick the one that works best with your hero image (in the example, we have used a nice medium magenta from the middle of the color variation sequence below). You can use other tints and shades of the same color for border and hover colors. To make the element look like a button, also change the value of the cursor property to pointer.
How does a hero image cover the entire viewport?
Now, let’s summarize the techniques we have used to solve them: The vw and vh units ensure that the hero image covers the entire viewport size. Flexbox and the text-align property center the content on top of the hero image.
How to create a full width Hero web part?
Hover on the dotted line after your section, then click on the plus sign on the left to add a new section. Then, choose Full-width column. Next, you should see the option to choose between an Image or a Hero Web Part.
How to properly size your hero image [ Photoshop guide ]?
You know the first thing is to get the dimensions of the image right. If your image is going to be header/hero background image you’ll want it to be long and not too tall. I make my header images 1600 x 500px. If you’re creating a full page background image you’ll want these images to be a bit taller.
Can you change the hero image in CSS?
When this is the case I switch out the hero image (using a media query) so that on mobile it shows the mobile image and on larger screens it shows the regular hero image. I typically make my mobile images 800 x 1200px. You can swap out your hero and mobile images in your CSS like this: