Implementing our Headline Region
The third item we will need to address is replacing the static content in our Headline region. Referring back to the mockup, we have a responsive slider, parallax content, and a jump to the menu icon. Tackling the next section will introduce some new steps:
First, we will address the Headline slider, which will require us to build a view to aggregate Headline content using a block display.
Next, we will assign the new block to our Headline region and refactor the markup.
Finally, we will add a JS library for FlexSlider to enable the responsive slider.
Creating our Headline View and Block
Drupal 8 has taken the popular Views module and integrated it into the core module system. We can take advantage of Views to aggregate the content that our Headline slider needs.
To get started, we will need to navigate to /admin/structure/views
and click on the Add new view button from the Views Admin screen, where we will add the following information:
VIEW BASIC INFORMATION...