Landing Page Content

One of the areas you are going to want to spend some time on is the landing page or “virtual venue”. You can modify colors, content, backgrounds and add links to ticket pages or your organization page. 

First things first, I always recommend opening a second tab in your browser with the landing page that you can refresh to see changes you make on this admin page.

You can begin editing your landing page under Software Settings – Landing Page Content. From here, you will see several tabs at the top of the page. These tabs include page settings, login/register area, and content sections A-D (if you have purchased the enhanced giving page).

Under Page Settings, you start by changing the top navigation bar. You can include your auction preview, ticket page link, and donation link. 

In the main banner area, you can set your background image and logo which floats over the top of the background. 

In the Banner Area Colors/Title/Subtitle, you can adjust the title of your landing page, background color, and font color.

Further down, you can modify the details button and where it points to in your landing page, whether we should include social media tools and some final links to your social media and Google/Facebook tracking.

Moving on to the Login/Register tab, it is here that you have the option to open your auction earlier than the given start time. This allows your guests to log into the landing page to access the bidding site. If your event is set to open, and you have items set to active, your guests will be able to bid on items. An important note. If you plan on opening your auction early, be aware of your item’s statuses to avoid any early unplanned bidding. 

This is also where you can set your registration settings. You have the option to hide the register now button, enable text to register, require addresses and credit cards, and allow your guests to check out from their phone. 

In addition, you can customize the welcome email sent to bidders when they complete registration in this area as well as the ability to customize information that is presented just below the register to bid button. Quick tip: keep this content brief for maximum impact.

Lastly, you have up to four content areas where you can focus your visitors on key information about your event. In the content area, you can add text, pictures, links, videos, landing page shortcodes, and other customizable content. Pro tips: Over the years we’ve seen organizations have sections about the fund-a-need, about the event, sponsor logos/links, and YouTube videos. In addition, you can always make changes over time as more information comes in about your event.