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Wide-angle view of McKeldin Library with lens flare.

Alternate Homepage: Background Style

Background Style with a collection of homepage exclusive widgets

The UMD Terp Homepage layout has special features designed for a site’s home or landing page, but can be used on internal pages where projects or initiatives would benefit from a similar layout to a site’s homepage.

Homepage layout guidelines

Alerts showcasing a title, body of text, and call to action

The Alerts widget provides a space to inform visitors on temporary, but important information specific to that organization (ie: Early closures, immediate changes to a program, etc). Alerts have fields Titles, text, and a Button, and can get setto one of three colors.


A Feature widget showcases an image, and a panel of text

Text options include a Title, Body of Text, and a link that appears as a button. The background behind the text can be set to 1 of 7 colors.

Testudo sculpture in front of McKeldin Library

Text on a White background

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The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

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Testudo sculpture in front of McKeldin Library

Text on a Light Gray background

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

Enim Neque Volutpat
Testudo sculpture in front of McKeldin Library

Text on a Gray background

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

Enim Neque Volutpat
Testudo sculpture in front of McKeldin Library

Text on a Red background

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

Enim Neque Volutpat
Testudo sculpture in front of McKeldin Library

Text on a Dark Red background

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

Enim Neque Volutpat
Testudo sculpture in front of McKeldin Library

Text on a Yellow background

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

Enim Neque Volutpat
Testudo sculpture in front of McKeldin Library

Text on a Black background

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

Enim Neque Volutpat
Wide-angle view of McKeldin Library with lens flare.

"Background" Image Styled Feature (Reversed)

The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

Enim Neque Volutpat
Wide-angle view of McKeldin Library with lens flare.

"Background" image Styled Feature

The text area on Feature Widgets support the same basic formatting options as Text Widgets, including Normal text, Headings 2 through 6, Link stylesBoldItalics, Numbered lists, Bulleted lists, Blockquotes, and Images.

Enim Neque Volutpat
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