Applying Banner Styles in Totara

The Featured Links block is a flexible tool commonly used to display banners on Totara dashboards. By assigning a Manual ID to this block, Hubken themes can apply one of six available banner styles. 

How to Add a Banner to a Dashboard and Apply a Theme

1. Navigate to the desired dashboard and enable block editing.
2. Click the "+" icon to add a block, then select Featured Links.
3. Click Configure Featured Links block.
4. Under Custom block settings:
   1. Choose your preferred Tile size.
   2. Set Tile shape to Full width.
   3. In the Manual ID field, enter a value from banner-1 to banner-6, depending on the desired style.
5. Review all settings and Save your changes.
6. Click Add tile.
7. Expand the Text settings section:
   1. Enter a Title.
   2. Provide a Description.
   3. Choose the Heading location.
8. Expand the Background section:
   1. Upload an image for the background.
   2. Add Alternative text for accessibility.
   3. Select a Background colour.
9. Review all settings and Save your changes. 

banner-1 example: 

banner-2 example: 

banner-3 example: 

banner-4 example: 

banner-5 example: 

banner-6 example: 

No manual ID applied: