Square Avatar Card
The Square Avatar Card is part of the Ionic Layout Component Set. This card has a small square image on the left with a Headline and Subheadline to the right.
Ideas for Using Square Avatar Card
- Introduce new content with an attention-grabbing headline, then link users to more information.
- Showcase your company’s leadership. Add multiple Square Avatar Card Components to a page. Use each one to highlight a leader with their headshot, name, and title. Link to their LinkedIn profile, their email, or to another Page in the app with added details.
- Create a category overview page, such as various brand lines. Stack multiple Square Avatar Cards on top of one another to create a list of individual products or product categories.
If you’d like to add more text to your card check out Expanded Avatar Card or Expandable Avatar Card.
Square Avatar Card Properties
The Square Card component has the following properties:
Component Id - Sets the name of the Square Avatar Card component in the app. The Component Id can be referenced using JavaScript to add more functionality to the app as needed.
Pro Tip: It is a best practice to use only letters without spaces for the Component Id. Symbols, spaces, and numbers are not recommended.
Link - Sets the link to another Page in the app or an external URL.
Pro Tip: Type in tel:5558675309 to link to a phone number with "5558675309" replaced with the applicable 10-digit phone number or mailto:emailaddress to open up the default email client from the app with "emailaddress" replaced with the email address you want to be sent the email.
- Open Link in a New Tab - Toggles on or off whether the Link opens in a new tab or not in the app.
- Background Color - Sets the color of the card background. There are two ways to set the Background Color: Click the Color Swatch to choose from the app’s Color Palette or enter the hex code in the text field.
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Image - Upload a .JPG or .PNG to display an Image. To remove an uploaded Image, click on the Trash Can.
Pro Tip: Optimize all Images for the web to increase app performance and shorten load time. Square images are cropped to fit inside the circular frame. A square image 300 px by 300 px is recommended.
- ALT Text - Sets the text that appears if the Image fails to load. The Alt Text appears in a blank box where the Image would normally appear. It's recommend to always use Alt Text for any Images.
- Headline
- Text - Enter the text as it should appear in the app. The text uses the font selected in the Font Styling section of Branding. This text will wrap and there is no limit on the number of characters allowed.
- Text Color - Sets the color of the Headline Text. There are two ways to set the Text Color: Click the Color Swatch to choose from the app’s Color Palette or enter the hex code in the text field.
- Font Size - Select the Headline Font Size in pixels.
- Bold - Toggle on or off to display the headline text as bold. Default is set to off.
- Italic - Toggle on or off to display the headline text as italicized. Default is set to off.
- Alignment - Sets the alignment of the Headline Text. Choose from the dropdown list: Left, Right, or Center.
- Subheadline
- Text - Enter the text as it should appear in the app. The text uses the font selected in the Font Styling section of Branding. This text will wrap and there is no limit on the number of characters allowed.
- Text Color - Sets the color of the Subheadline Text. There are two ways to set the Text Color: Click the Color Swatch to choose from the app’s Color Palette or enter the hex code in the text field.
- Font Size - Select the Headline Font Size in pixels.
- Bold - Toggle on or off to display the headline text as bold. Default is set to off.
- Italic - Toggle on or off to display the headline text as italicized. Default is set to off.
- Alignment - Sets the alignment of the Subheadline Text. Choose from the dropdown list: Left, Right, or Center.
Square Avatar Card Placement Settings
The Placement Settings for the Component sets which column(s) the Component will appear. Each Page of the app can have a different number of columns that are set in the Layout section of the Page Settings. The following Placement settings are available for this Component:
- Column Start - Sets the column where the Component will start.
- Column Span - Sets how many columns the Component will span.
- Padding - Sets how much space will appear on the top, bottom, left, and right of the Component. When building a Page with multiple Components, the Padding will determine the overall spacing between Components.
- Display Mode - Sets how the Component is displayed. If Both is selected, the Component will always show. Both are the default option. If Optimal is selected, the Component will only show if the browser supports the app. The main supported browsers are Chrome and Safari. If Degraded is selected, the Component will only show if the browser does not support the app. The main unsupported browser is Internet Explorer.