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Use the CTA content block to display an action link with an optional contact.

Overview   Arguments   Background Type   Heading Type   Illustration Type   Links Type   Data Format   Examples   Auto-Populated   Custom Content  

Overview  

The cta content block renders a call to action section. You can include an optional contact or provide your own content. By default, the cta uses a generic title and message. Set the heading attribute to override these values.

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yml 
- _bookshop_name: cta
  contact: Betty White
  caption-url: #!
  background:
    color: primary
    subtle: true
  order: first
  links:
    - title: Get in touch
      url: '#!'
      icon: fas chevron-right

Arguments  

The content block supports the following arguments:

Name Type Required Default Comment
_bookshop_name string Unique name of the bookshop component.
_ordinal int Zero-based position of the bookshop component within the page’s component hierarchy.
align select start Alignment of the headline, content, or icon. Supported values: [start, center, end].
background background, string Background style of the section.
caption-url string, template.URL Address of the caption destination, either a local reference or an external address. Include the scheme when referencing an external address, such as https://google.com. Local references may include an optional anchor link such as blog/bootstrap-elements/#docs.
contact string The full name of the contact to retrieve.
fluid bool true Flag to set the section container to fluid design, else the section is limited to xxl.
heading Heading Heading of the content block, including a preheading and content element.
id string Unique identifier of the current element.
illustration Illustration Featured illustration of the element.
links [] Links Links to add as buttons.
order select last Order of the illustration. Supported values: [first, last].
padding int 3 Padding of the content. Supported values: [0 - 5].
width int 8 Column width of the element. For embedded elements, the width is relative to the parent’s container. Supported values: [1 - 12].
Name Type Required Default
_bookshop_name string
Unique name of the bookshop component.
_ordinal int
Zero-based position of the bookshop component within the page’s component hierarchy.
align select start
Alignment of the headline, content, or icon. Supported values: [start, center, end].
background background, string
Background style of the section.
caption-url string, template.URL
Address of the caption destination, either a local reference or an external address. Include the scheme when referencing an external address, such as https://google.com. Local references may include an optional anchor link such as blog/bootstrap-elements/#docs.
contact string
The full name of the contact to retrieve.
fluid bool true
Flag to set the section container to fluid design, else the section is limited to xxl.
heading Heading
Heading of the content block, including a preheading and content element.
id string
Unique identifier of the current element.
illustration Illustration
Featured illustration of the element.
links [] Links
Links to add as buttons.
order select last
Order of the illustration. Supported values: [first, last].
padding int 3
Padding of the content. Supported values: [0 - 5].
width int 8
Column width of the element. For embedded elements, the width is relative to the parent’s container. Supported values: [1 - 12].

Background Type  

Name Type Required Default Comment
backdrop string Background image with a mask to improve contrast.
color select Theme color of the element. Supported values: [primary, secondary, success, danger, warning, info, light, dark, white, black, body, body-tertiary].
subtle bool Apply subtle theme colors.
Name Type Required Default
backdrop string
Background image with a mask to improve contrast.
color select
Theme color of the element. Supported values: [primary, secondary, success, danger, warning, info, light, dark, white, black, body, body-tertiary].
subtle bool
Apply subtle theme colors.

Heading Type  

Name Type Required Default Comment
align select start Alignment of the headline, content, or icon. Supported values: [start, center, end].
arrangement select above Arrangement of the preheading, either left or above the header. On smaller screens, the preheading is always placed on top. Supported values: [above, first].
content string, template.HTML Section content displayed below the title.
preheading string Preheading of the section heading.
size int 4 Display size of the headline. Supported values: [1 - 6].
title string, hstring.RenderedString, hstring.HTML, template.HTML Title of the element. If the element references a (local) page, the title overrides the referenced page’s title.
width int 8 Column width of the element. For embedded elements, the width is relative to the parent’s container. Supported values: [1 - 12].
Name Type Required Default
align select start
Alignment of the headline, content, or icon. Supported values: [start, center, end].
arrangement select above
Arrangement of the preheading, either left or above the header. On smaller screens, the preheading is always placed on top. Supported values: [above, first].
content string, template.HTML
Section content displayed below the title.
preheading string
Preheading of the section heading.
size int 4
Display size of the headline. Supported values: [1 - 6].
title string, hstring.RenderedString, hstring.HTML, template.HTML
Title of the element. If the element references a (local) page, the title overrides the referenced page’s title.
width int 8
Column width of the element. For embedded elements, the width is relative to the parent’s container. Supported values: [1 - 12].

Illustration Type  

Name Type Required Default Comment
anchor select Anchor of the image’s crop box, defaults to anchor value set in imaging section of the site configuration (usually Smart). Supported values: [TopLeft, Top, TopRight, Left, Center, Right, BottomLeft, Bottom, BottomRight, Smart].
caption string Caption of the carousel slide or illustration.
caption-url string, template.URL Address of the caption destination, either a local reference or an external address. Include the scheme when referencing an external address, such as https://google.com. Local references may include an optional anchor link such as blog/bootstrap-elements/#docs.
class string Class attributes of the element. It supports Bootstrap attributes to modify the styling of the element.
hook string Render hook for the element’s partial.
icon string Icon to include. You can use shorthand notation such as fas sort to include a Font Awesome icon. The argument also supports files with an .svg or .json extension.
image string Image to include in the the content block or section heading.
image-overlay bool Trigger to include an image overlay placeholder.
mode bool Flag indicating if the media asset should support color modes. If set, the elements searches for images having a matching color-mode suffix such as -light or -dark.
ratio select Ratio of the media asset. When the asset is an image, it is resized and cropped (not applicable to vector graphics). For video assets, the padding of the embedded frame is adjusted. When set to auto, the original aspect ratio is used. Supported values: [1x1, 3x2, 4x3, 16x9, 21x9, auto].
width int 8 Column width of the element. For embedded elements, the width is relative to the parent’s container. Supported values: [1 - 12].
Name Type Required Default
anchor select
Anchor of the image’s crop box, defaults to anchor value set in imaging section of the site configuration (usually Smart). Supported values: [TopLeft, Top, TopRight, Left, Center, Right, BottomLeft, Bottom, BottomRight, Smart].
caption string
Caption of the carousel slide or illustration.
caption-url string, template.URL
Address of the caption destination, either a local reference or an external address. Include the scheme when referencing an external address, such as https://google.com. Local references may include an optional anchor link such as blog/bootstrap-elements/#docs.
class string
Class attributes of the element. It supports Bootstrap attributes to modify the styling of the element.
hook string
Render hook for the element’s partial.
icon string
Icon to include. You can use shorthand notation such as fas sort to include a Font Awesome icon. The argument also supports files with an .svg or .json extension.
image string
Image to include in the the content block or section heading.
image-overlay bool
Trigger to include an image overlay placeholder.
mode bool
Flag indicating if the media asset should support color modes. If set, the elements searches for images having a matching color-mode suffix such as -light or -dark.
ratio select
Ratio of the media asset. When the asset is an image, it is resized and cropped (not applicable to vector graphics). For video assets, the padding of the embedded frame is adjusted. When set to auto, the original aspect ratio is used. Supported values: [1x1, 3x2, 4x3, 16x9, 21x9, auto].
width int 8
Column width of the element. For embedded elements, the width is relative to the parent’s container. Supported values: [1 - 12].
Name Type Required Default Comment
force bool Flag to indicate a link should bypass any language redirection. Only applicable when the site param enableLanguageSelectionStorage is set to true. When force is true, the link to a local page is kept as is.
icon string Icon to include. You can use shorthand notation such as fas sort to include a Font Awesome icon. The argument also supports files with an .svg or .json extension.
title string, hstring.RenderedString, hstring.HTML, template.HTML Title of the element. If the element references a (local) page, the title overrides the referenced page’s title.
url string, template.URL Address of the link destination, either a local reference or an external address. Include the scheme when referencing an external address, such as https://google.com. Local references may include an optional anchor link such as blog/bootstrap-elements/#docs.
Name Type Required Default
force bool
Flag to indicate a link should bypass any language redirection. Only applicable when the site param enableLanguageSelectionStorage is set to true. When force is true, the link to a local page is kept as is.
icon string
Icon to include. You can use shorthand notation such as fas sort to include a Font Awesome icon. The argument also supports files with an .svg or .json extension.
title string, hstring.RenderedString, hstring.HTML, template.HTML
Title of the element. If the element references a (local) page, the title overrides the referenced page’s title.
url string, template.URL
Address of the link destination, either a local reference or an external address. Include the scheme when referencing an external address, such as https://google.com. Local references may include an optional anchor link such as blog/bootstrap-elements/#docs.

Data Format  

  Tip

Make the background of the contact’s image transparent to improve rendering in dark mode and light mode.

Define a file in the data folder that contains the contacts data. The format supports the following attributes:

Attribute Required Description
name Yes Full name of the contact, e.g. Betty White.
preferred No Preferred name of the contact, e.g. Betty.
image No Path or url of the image, e.g. img/betty.png.
function No Function title of the contact.
linkedin No URL of the contact’s LinkedIn profile.
keywords No Keywords to associate with the contact.
biography No Biography of the contact.

The following snippet defines a single contact in yml format.

- name: Betty White
  preferred: Betty
  image: /img/jake-nackos-IF9TK5Uy-KI-unsplash.png
  function: UX Expert
  linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com
  keywords:
    - experience
  biography: >-
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    tristique nisl justo non neque.

Examples  

Change the style of your call to action block with the available arguments.

Auto-Populated  

Set the contact name to auto-populate the cta fields using the available contact data.

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Betty White
yml 
- _bookshop_name: cta
  contact: Betty White
  caption-url: /docs/content-blocks/cta/
  background:
    color: primary
    subtle: true
  order: first
  links:
    - title: Get in touch
      url: '#!'
      icon: fas chevron-right

Custom Content  

Define the heading and illustration attributes to create a custom CTA.

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yml 
- _bookshop_name: cta
  heading:
    title: Join our webinar
    content: Join our webinar to discover how Hugo can help you create fast and secure websites.
    width: 8
  illustration:
    image: /img/nat-9l98kFByiao-unsplash.jpg
    ratio: 1x1
  background:
    color: primary
    subtle: true
  order: first
  links:
    - title: Register
      url: '#!'
      icon: fas chevron-right
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