How to customize a microsite in Zoho Backstage

Webpage Sections

Customize the look of your microsite pages by editing sections and personalizing them according to the brand of your event.

Add a section

Weave elements into your microsite that enable you to display content in the style that you prefer. 



  1. Click the Design tab in the Microsite Builder.
  2. Click the Add section button that is present between sections, on any page in the microsite design. The Add section pop-up will display.
  3. Click a section type to view more designs for it.
  4. Select an option.
  5. Click the Add button. The section will be added to the microsite design.
  6. Use the options at the top-right corner of the section to modify it by rearranging, hiding, deleting, or adding a background.

Section type
Description
Media with text
Section with one piece of media and its related text.
Media with text list
Section with multiple pieces of media and their related text.
Number counter
Section with animated numbers to showcase any data, such as event statistics. 
Testimonials
Section that showcases positive statements said by attendees who previously attended your event. 
Text only
Section that only contains text.
List
Section that allows you to enter a bulleted or numbered list of items.
Embed widget
Section that can be used to plug in various elements, such as widgets, promotional banners, or videos, by entering in HTML embed code.
Gallery widget
Section with a collection of images.
Speakers
Section with the list of selected speakers from your event.
Sponsors
Section with the list of sponsors in your event.
Sponsor categories
Section with the list of sponsor categories and related benefits.
Featured sessions
Section with the list of features sessions from the event.
Floor plan
Section with the floor plan of a space in the event venue.
Ticket classes
Section with the list of ticket classes, prices, and related details.
Venue
Section with details about the event venue.
Hotels
Section with a list of hotel accommodations that is near the event venue.
Form
Section with a default or custom form.

Add content to a media with text section




  1. Enter th



    e main title and subtitle at the top of the Image and Text section, if needed.
  2. Click the Add media link in the subsection. 
  3. Select an image in the resulting dialog box. The image will be added to a subsection.
    Note: You can hyperlink the image to add a link to another page in the microsite, external URL, or the event listing page of your portal.
  4. Hover over the button and click Edit to change the button details, such as label and URL, and button design.
  5. Enter a title, subtitle, and relevant content for the image, if needed.
  6. Click the Settings icon [ ] to open the Media with text section settings panel.

  7. Modify any of the settings to suit your requirements.
    Note: Click the Reset to default link to go back to the last saved settings.
  8. Click the Close button when done.

Add content to a media and text list section


  1. Enter the main title, subtitle, and relevant content for the Media and text section, if needed.
  2. Click the Add media link and select the image or video that you want to display.
    Note: You can hyperlink the image to add a link to another page in the microsite, external URL, or the event listing page of your portal.
  3. Hover over the button to modify it.
    1. Click Edit to change the button details, such as label and URL, and button design.
    2. Click the Settings icon [] to add new buttons to the group or modify the button group design.
  4. Click the Settings icon [] to open the Media with text list settings panel.

  5. Modify any of the settings to suit your requirements.
    Note: Click the Reset to default link to go back to the last saved settings.

Add content to a number counter section



  1. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Number counter section if needed.
  2. Click the Upload link for any number to add an image.
  3. Double-click the numbers to edit them.
  4. Enter a description for each number. This can be used to denote microsite visitors count, event attendee numbers, or similar event statistics.
  5. Click the Settings icon [ ] for a subsection. The Number counter settings panel will be displayed.
  6. Click the Customize tab.
    1. Use the options to modify the look and arrangement of the testimonials.
    2. Click the Reset to default link to go back to the last saved settings.
  7. Click the Manage items tab.
    1. Click the Add new item button to append other testimonials inside the main section.
    2. Click and drag  to move the testimonials up or down the list
    3. Hide testimonials if needed.
    4. Click the Delete icon to remove any testimonial.
    5. Click the Reset link to go back to the last saved arrangement for subsections.
  8. Click the Save button.

Add content to a testimonials section 



  1. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Testimonials section, if needed. 
  2. Click the Upload link in the subsection to select the picture of the attendee who gave the testimonial statement.
    Note: You can hyperlink the image to add a link to another page in the microsite, external URL, or the event listing page of your portal.
  3. Enter the testimonial content in the subsection. 
  4. Enter the name and designation of the attendee, if required. 
  5. Click  for the subsection to append other testimonials inside the current section.
  6. Click the Settings icon [] for a subsection. The Testimonial section settings panel will be displayed.
  7. Click the Customize tab.

    1. Use the options to modify the look and arrangement of the testimonials.
    2. Click the Reset to default link to go back to the last saved settings.
  8. Click the Manage items tab.

    1. Click the Add new item button to append other testimonials inside the main section.
    2. Click and drag  to move the testimonials up or down the list
    3. Hide testimonials, if needed.
    4. Click the Delete icon to remove any testimonial.
    5. Click the Reset link to go back to the last saved arrangement for subsections.
  9. Click the Save button.

Add content to a text only section



  1. Enter a title and a subtitle if needed in the Text Only section. 
  2. Enter the content.

Edit code in a embed widget section 



  1. Enter code for a widget in the Add Iframe code text box. 
  2. Click Add.
  3. Enter a title and a subtitle if needed in the Embed Widget section.
  4. To edit the embed code again, hover over the element in the section and click the Edit Embed Code button.
  5. Click Save.

Add content to a list section



  1. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the List section, if needed.
  2. Enter the list items in the section.
  3. Click the Settings icon [ ] to open the List section settings pop-up.

    1. Use the Type toggle to choose the layout style.
    2. Pick an option from the list style section.


 
  1. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Gallery widget section, if needed.
  2. Click the Upload button to add images to the section.
  3. Click the Settings icon [ ] to open the Gallery widget settings panel.
  4. Click the Settings tab and update upload preferences.
    1. Select the Allow attendee uploads checkbox to let event participants to upload images in the gallery.
    2. Select the Set time period for attendee uploads checkbox to set a date range in which uploads can be done. Enter the start and end date.
  5. Click the Arrange tab.
  6. Click the Add new button to upload more images.
  7. Click and drag to move the uploaded images up or down the list.
  8. Click the  icon to hide or unhide images from being displayed in the gallery widget.
  9. Click the Delete icon [] to remove any image.
  10. Click the Save button.

Note: The images uploaded in any gallery widget are independent and aren't connected to the images in the Gallery tab in the microsite.

Add a speakers section



  1. Select the All or Featured tab to see speakers in the Select speaker list pop-up, which is displayed when adding a Speakers section.
  2. Select the checkbox for the speakers you want to add.
  3. Click the Save button. The Speakers section will be added in the microsite design.
  4. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Speakers section, if needed.
  5. Click the Settings icon [ ] to open the Speakers section settings panel.
  6. Click the Customize tab.
    1. Use the options to modify the look and alignment of the elements.
    2. Click the Reset to default link to go back to the last saved settings.
  7. Click the Arrange tab.
  8. Click and drag to move speakers up or down the list.
  9. Click the icon to hide or unhide speakers from the section.
  10. Click the Delete icon [ ] to remove any speaker.
  11. Click the Save button.
 

Add a sponsors section



  1. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Sponsors section, if needed.
  2. Click the Settings icon [ ] to open the Sponsors section settings panel.
  3. Click the Customize tab.
    1. Use the options to modify the look and alignment of sponsors.
  4. Click the Arrange tab.
  5. Click and drag to move sponsor categories up or down the list.
  6. Click the icon to hide or unhide sponsor categories from the section.
  7. Click the icon for a category edit sponsors in that category. You can customize the look, alignment, and arrangement of sponsors in each category.

Add a sponsor categories section



  1. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Sponsor categories section, if needed.
  2. Hover over the button to edit the properties of the button label and modify the design.



  1. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Featured sessions section if needed.
  2. Hover over the button to edit the properties of the button label and modify the design.

Add a floor plan section



  1. Choose the type of floor plan you want to add in the Add section pop-up, before adding the Floor plan section.
    1. Select the floor plan for exhibitors to allow them to book available booths directly from the floor plan. Filled and inactive booths will also be shown.
    2. Select the floor plan for attendees to only display booked booths and the exhibitors who have booked them.
  2. Add the section to the microsite.
  3. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Floor plan section if needed and upload an image of your floor plan if it isn't done yet.

Add a ticket classes section



  1. Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Ticket classes section, if needed.
  2. Click the Settings icon [ ] to open the Ticket classes section settings panel.
  3. Modify any of the settings to suit your requirements.
    Note: Click the Reset to default link to go back to the last saved settings.
  4. Click the Close button when done.

Add a venue section



Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Venue section if needed.


Enter the main title and subtitle at the top of the Hotels section, if needed.

Add a form section


 
  1. Click the Edit icon for the form that you selected when adding the Form section. The Form Builder will display.
  2. Make the necessary changes.
  3. Click Save to update the form in the section.

Hyperlink images in the microsite

Customize the look of the microsite pages by editing sections and personalizing it according to the brand of your event. Direct visitors to your websites, blogs, or other pages by linking the respective URLs to images in your microsite. You can add links to your logo and the images in the following places:
  1. Image and text custom section
  2. Testimonials custom section
  3. Media and text custom section
  4. Media in the Home page
 

  1. Click the Design tab in the microsite builder.
  2. Click the Edit icon that appears when you hover over an image.
  3. Click the Add Link button.
  4. Choose what you want to link the image to from the following options
    1. Select the Pages radio button to link to a page in the microsite, then select a page from the Select Page dropdown.
    2. Select the External URL radio button to link it to websites or blogs, then enter the URL that the image should be linked to. Select the Open in new tab checkbox to display in a separate tab.
    3. Select the Event listing radio button to direct visitors to your portal's main page that contains all the events. Select the Open in new tab checkbox to display in a separate tab.
    4. Select the None tab if you don't want to link it to anything.
  5. Click Save.

Add a hotel 

Tell your attendees about recommended accommodations that are near the venue. In addition to the list of suggested hotels, you can also add in more that are close by. 



  1. Click the Design tab in the Microsite Builder.
  2. Click Venue in the navigation bar on the top. 
  3. Click the Add Hotel button in the Where to Stay section to open the Add Hotel panel. 
  4. Look up the hotel name by entering the first few letters in the Name text box. 
  5. Select the hotel from the resulting dropdown. 
  6. Check the hotel address that is populated automatically. 
  7. Optional: Choose another photo for the hotel to modify the default one selected.
    • To select a photo from your system, click Change.
    • To remove the existing photo, click Delete
  8. Check the website URL for the hotel that is displayed. 
  9. Enter a group code, if available.
  10. Check the distance from the hotel to the venue. 
  11. Click Done

To modify a suggested hotel



  1. Hover over the hotel in the Venue page in the microsite design. 
  2. Click the Edit button. The Edit hotel panel will display. 
    • Modify the NameAddressPhotoWebsite URLGroup code and Distance from event venue. 
  3. Click the Done button. 

To remove a hotel



  1. Hover over the hotel in the Venue page in the microsite design. 
  2. Click the Delete button. 
  3. Click Yes in the resulting dialog box.

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