Hero & Our Story

The About page opens with a hero banner (similar to the home page), followed by the “Our Story” section where you share how your business started. This guide covers both.

[SCREENSHOT: The about page showing the hero banner and the Our Story section below it]

Where to Find It

English About page:

Log in to Directus.
Click Content in the left sidebar.
Click about — the item opens directly.

Spanish About page:

Same steps, but click about_es instead.

Hero Section Fields

Field	What it does
`hero_title`	The main heading on the About page banner
`hero_description`	The short paragraph of text in the hero
`hero_img`	The background image for the hero banner

Step-by-Step: Editing the Hero

Open the about collection.
Click the hero_title field and update the heading.
- Use *asterisks* around a word to make it appear in amber: e.g., About *Maverick*
Click the hero_description field and update the paragraph.
To change the background image, click hero_img and upload a new photo.
Click Save.

Our Story Section Fields

Field	What it does
`origin_title`	The heading for the “Our Story” section (e.g., “How It All Started”)
`origin_description`	The full story of how your business began — supports markdown formatting

Step-by-Step: Editing the Our Story Section

Open the about collection.
Click the origin_title field and update the heading.
Click the origin_description field and write your story.
Click Save.

Formatting the Story Text

The origin_description field supports markdown, which lets you add simple formatting like bold text, headers, and bullet points.

To do this…	Type this…
Bold text	`your text`
A new paragraph	Leave a blank line between paragraphs
A bullet list	Start each line with `-`
A section header	Start the line with `##`

For the full markdown reference, see the Formatting Guide.