How to Manage Community Header Images in uConnect

This article explains how to manage and customize banner/header images for community pages and site subpages in the uConnect platform, and includes practical steps for uploading, selecting, placing, and saving header images.

Summary

• Manage header images from the uConnect dashboard under Manage → Communities.
• Select images from the Media Library, add alt text, and save updates to publish new header images.
• Images uploaded to the Media Library can be reused and swapped across pages.

How to find the pages that use header images

1. Log in to your uConnect dashboard.
2. Navigate to Manage → Communities.
3. Pages that use header/banner images are Community Pages (for example, “People” pages, Career Paths, Skills pages, etc.).

Update a header/banner image (step-by-step)

1. From the dashboard, go to Manage → Communities and open the community page you want to edit (e.g., Undergraduate Students).
2. At the top of the page, locate the header image area.
3. Click Select Image.
4. In the Media Library, find the image you want to use:
   • Use the search bar to search by the image file name (for example, “undergrad”).
   • All uploaded images are available in the Media Library for reuse.
5. Select the correct image.
6. Add alt text for accessibility.
7. Click Update to save the page.
8. Visit the live community page to confirm the new header appears correctly.

Notes on image placement and naming

• File names can help locate images in the Media Library, but some images (for example, Career Paths or Skills headers) may not be obvious from their file name alone.
• If multiple images were uploaded together, you may need to confirm final placement and swap images between pages as needed.
• All images stored in the Media Library remain available for search and reuse.

Adding a banner/header while editing a community page

• While editing a community page you can add or update the page description and add a banner/header image from the Media Library.
• After making edits, be sure to click Update to save your changes.
• If the page contains optional features you do not need (for example, Blogs), you can turn those off while editing the page.

Tagging experiences so they appear on community pages (when relevant) Use these steps to ensure experiences display in the correct widgets on a community page:

1. From the dashboard, use Publish and filter by the relevant category to see what’s already tagged.
2. For each experience:
   • Confirm it’s tagged under the correct Experience Category.
   • Under Experience Community Groups, check the appropriate group(s) (for example, First Year, Transfer).
3. Save each experience after tagging.
4. Once saved and tagged correctly, the experience will automatically appear in the matching widget on the community page.
5. You may add a description and link buttons on the community page to provide a “View All” or similar navigation option to show all experiences at once.

Optional enhancement: button-style navigation

• Button-style navigation seen on some sites can be implemented using a Community Menu to create a menu of buttons/links on a community page.

Troubleshooting tips

• If the header image does not appear after updating:
  • Confirm you clicked Update to save the page.
  • Refresh the live page to ensure cached content is updated.
  • Re-open the community page editor to verify the selected image and alt text were saved.
• If you cannot find an image in the Media Library:
  • Double-check the file name and try alternative search terms.
  • Confirm the image was uploaded to the Media Library and not stored externally.