How Do I Use The Hero Template Selector In SoCast Theme 3.0?

Applicable To

• Clients using SoCast Theme 3.0
• Users with the "Manage Heroes" permission

Theme heroes are flexible, visually impactful elements you can customize for any purpose on your website. They help you enhance branding, engage your audience, highlight featured content, promote seasonal events, and more.

Key Features Of Theme Heroes

• Place individual heroes on pages for branding, audience engagement, calls to action, featured content, content intros, seasonal promotions, sponsorships, and more.
• Use a website hero as your main header or masthead for branding, promotions, calls to action, or displaying current information.
• Choose from a variety of fully customizable hero templates, with recommended layouts for news, music, programming, promotions, branding, social, and weather.

Step-By-Step Instructions

1. Navigate to Website > Website Structure > Heroes.
2. Click Add New.
3. Select one of the available hero templates.

Available Hero Templates

Blank Canvas

Create a fully customizable layout from scratch.

Blog Feature (Full Height): Full Width Layout

Now Playing (Full Height): 1/2 Width Column Layout

Now Playing (Full Height): 1/3 Width Column Layout

On Air Now (Full Height): 1/2 Width Column Layout

Promo Feature (Full Height): 1/3 Width Column Layout

Social (Full Height): 1/3 Width Column Layout

Blog Feature (1/2 Height)

Blog Tiles (1/2 Height)

Now Playing (1/2 Height)

On Air Now (1/2 Height)

Promo Feature (1/2 Height)

Blog Tiles (1/4 Height)

Now Playing (1/4 Height)

On Air Now (1/4 Height)

Promo Feature (1/4 Height)

Social (1/4 Height)

Weather (1/4 Height)

Masthead (1/4 Height)

Choose the template that best fits your needs. Each template can be further customized to match your station’s branding and content strategy.

Tip: Use different hero templates for different sections of your site to maximize visual impact and audience engagement.