Type Name
HeroContent
Usage
This block is useful for displaying key content prominently.
Type
Content
Content Category
Event Information
About the Hero Content
The Hero Content is used to show your key content prominently.
Creating a Hero Content Block
To create a Hero Content block, in the Venue Editor, click on "Add Blocks" button in the settings panel on the left, then choose "Hero Content" under the Event Information category.

Block Settings
The main setting of the Hero Content block is the Card Display where you can insert a static image.
In addition, you can utilise all the space to meet your objective
- Heading
- Title
- Description
- Link

JSON Config
Attributes
Name | Type | Description | Common to All |
---|---|---|---|
backgroundCoverImage | String | The cover image that you would want to set as default for the block. Eg: “https://files-myxp.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/livestream/default_background/Light_BG_1.png” | Yes |
backgroundCoverImageDisablePopup | Boolean | Does not allow popup to occur when this field is true. | Yes |
backgroundCoverImageDistortion | Object | Refer here. | Yes |
backgroundCoverImageVisibility | Boolean | Only render background image when this field is true. | Yes |
blockHeight | String | Sets the height of the block, only useful when fitHeightToContent is false. Eg: “200px”, “2rem”Units can be: px, em, rem, %. | Yes |
blockVisibility | Boolean | Determines if the block visibility should be rendered by default. | Yes |
blockWidth | String | Only needs to be specified when widthType is “custom”. Eg: “100%”Units can be: px, em, rem, %. | Yes |
boundingBox | Boolean | Value of true would result in the block being wrapped with a white background. | Yes |
breakpoints | Object | Refer here. | Yes |
contentMargin | Array | [“0”, “0”, “0”, “0”, “px”]Last index can be: “px”, “rem”, “em”, “%”, “”. | Yes |
contentPadding | String | [“0”, “0”, “0”, “0”, “px”]
Last index can be: “px”, “rem”, “em”, “%”, “”. | Yes |
coverDisplayType | String | “image” | No |
coverImage | String | “https://files-myxp.gevme.com/…” | No |
coverLivestreamOrVideo | String | ”” | No |
description | String | “description” | No |
descriptionVisibility | Boolean | true | No |
fitHeightToContent | Boolean | Setting this field to true would result in blockHeight to have a predetermined value. | Yes |
heading | String | “heading” | Yes |
headingAlignment | Enum | "center" | "left" | Yes |
headingVisibility | Boolean | true | Yes |
link | String | “https://www.gevme.com/page/…” | No |
order | Integer | 1 | Yes |
title | String | “title” | No |
titleVisibility | Boolean | true | No |
type | Enum | “HeroContent” | "FeaturedContent" | No |
widthType | Enum | Renders the block width styling based on the value selected. Only when “custom” is selected, blockWidth needs to be specified. Eg: “full” | “half” | “custom” | “fit-content” | Yes |
Sample
"hero-block": {
"type": "HeroContent",
"title": "Hero Content",
"data": {
"heading": "Hero Content",
"title": "Hero Content",
"headingVisibility": false,
"headingAlignment": "center",
"Description": "Use the hero content block to show some key content prominently. This could be a banner leading to your main session for example.",
"DescriptionVisibility": true,
"titleVisibility": true,
"coverDisplayType": "video",
"coverImage": "",
"coverLivestreamOrVideo": null,
"link": null,
"openInNewWindow": true,
"order": 4,
"alignment": "left",
"blockWidth": "100%",
"blockHeight": "fit-content",
"widthType": "full",
"fitHeightToContent": true,
"boundingBox": true,
"contentPadding": ["16", "16", "16", "16", "px"],
"contentMargin": ["40", "0", "0", "0", "px"]
}
}