Promotional Banner - Magento 2 Extension

Created On: 07th April, 2020.
Last Updated On: 2nd June, 2022
By: Solwin Team
Email: info@solwininfotech.com

Installation

If you purchased an extension from Magento Marketplace then click on the How to Install Magento 2 Extension to install the extension.

If you purchased an extension from Solwin Site then follow the below steps to install the extension.

Installation Process

Note: Please take a backup of your all Magento files and database before installing or updating any extension.

Download the extension file:

Download the Promotional Banner extension .ZIP file from solwininfotech.com using your Solwin Infotech website account.
Extract the .ZIP file which contains another .ZIP files.
If you have purchased the extension for the Community Edition, then you will see the extension .ZIP file for Magento 2.1.x, Magento 2.2.x, Magento 2.3.x, and Magento 2.4.x version.
If you have purchased the extension for the Enterprise Edition, then you will see the extension .ZIP file for Magento 2.1.x, Magento 2.2.x, and Magento 2.3.x version.

Extension Installation

For Magento 2 Community Edition,

If you are using Magento 2.1.x then you need to extract solwin-promotionalbanner-m2-2.1.x.zip file.
If you are using Magento 2.2.x then you need to extract solwin-promotionalbanner-m2-2.2.x.zip file.
If you are using Magento 2.3.x, Magento 2.4.x then you need to extract solwin-promotionalbanner-m2.zip file.

For Magento 2 Enterprise Edition,

If you are using Magento 2.1.x then you need to extract solwin-promotionalbanner-m2-EE-2.1.x.zip file.
If you are using Magento 2.2.x then you need to extract solwin-promotionalbanner-m2-EE-2.2.x.zip file.
If you are using Magento 2.3.x then you need to extract solwin-promotionalbanner-m2-EE.zip file.

Following 2 to 6 steps are the same for Community and Enterprise edition.

Copy the app folder and paste it into your Magento ROOT directory.
Run upgrade command as specified : php bin/magento setup:upgrade.
Run deploy command as specified : php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f.
Clear the cache either from the admin panel or command line php bin magento cache:clean.
Now, you can see the Solwin menu in the admin panel. Please go to Solwin -> Promotional Banner -> Configuration and select Enable to Yes.
Change/Set all other options as per your requirements and save settings.

NOTE: Make sure the installation is done from under the FTP administrator account. Otherwise make sure to set 775 permissions to the store root directory after the extension is deployed.

Getting Started

A setup guide and general information to help you

This document covers the installation, set up, and use of this extension and provides answers and solutions to common problems and issues. We encourage you to read this document thoroughly if you are experiencing any difficulties.

Information

Promotional Banner Magento 2 extension allows the store owner to have a promotional banner in the store.

Promotional Banner Magento 2 extension is very helpful to persuade new visitors to purchase products or services at the store.

Promotional Banner extension for Magento 2 provides a user-friendly experience and useful to the store owner to highlight any kind of product promotion.

The extension provides a 13 awesome grid pattern and 4 slider pattern.

The extension provides 16 eye-catching hover effect.

The store admin adds multiple banners on a single page.

Banners can display on any page, etc using a widget.

Features

The Extension provides the below features:

It comes with 13 awesome grid pattern and 4 slider pattern.
Add Multiple banners on a single page with different patterns.
The extension provides a WYSIWYG editor to add content to the banner.
Ability to add URL with every image.
It comes with 16 amazing hover effects.

Settings

In the admin control panel from Solwin >> Promotional Banner >> Configuration menu. the Promotional Banner Magento 2 extension allows store owners to enable or disable the module in the store.

promotional banner settings

General

Enable: Yes | No.

How To Configure

To view the Promotional Banner list, go to Solwin >> Promotional Banner >> Manage Promotional Banner.

add-banner

Click on the Add New Banner button to add a new banner.

add-banner

Banner Information

Name: Enter the banner name.
Store View: Select the store view.
Status: Enable | Disable.
Pattern: Select Pattern. (Extension has 13 awesome grid pattern and 4 slider pattern)
Image 1: Upload image for pattern Image 1.
Effect 1: Select effect for pattern Image 1. (Extension has 16 amazing hover effect)
URL 1: Set Url key for pattern Image 1.
Content 1: Add content for pattern Image 1.

Do the same for other all banner Images.

Widget

Solwin Promotional Banner widget

1. Click on Content >> Pages.

2. Click on the "Add New Page" button and create a new page or open the existing page.

3. Go to the “Content” section and click on the “Insert Widget...” tab.

Widget Type: Select widget type “Solwin Promotional Banner Widget”.
Title: Enter title for widget section.
Select Promotional Banner: Select a promotional banner which store owners want to display on the front end.