Magento 2 Category Banner Extension User Guide

Category pages deserve a full-bleed hero—not a cramped CMS block. This guide covers Towering Media Category Banner ($199)—per-category full-width heroes with optional title/description overlays—plus install overview and FAQ.

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For deep configuration screenshots and edge cases, see the detailed wiki documentation. Product details and add-to-cart live on the Magento 2 Category Banner Extension page.

Why Category Headers Look Dated

Default Magento category pages rarely deliver modern full-width storytelling:

• Boxed layouts — heroes trapped in the main column
• Page Builder dependency — heavy for simple category images
• Inconsistent overlays — title/description styling drifts
• Per-category ops — hard without dedicated fields

What This Extension Solves

Category Banner adds a full-width category hero outside the standard container with admin upload fields.

• Full-bleed category hero outside the page container
• Per-category hero image upload in Magento admin
• Optional overlay title/description with category fallbacks
• Enable/disable per category
• Store-view scoped configuration

Key Features

• No Page Builder required
• No heavy slider dependency
• Theme-friendly Magento 2 native approach
• Performance-minded (image-first)

System Requirements

• Magento 2.4.x
• Category edit access for merchandisers
• Towering Media Composer credentials

General Composer install steps for Towering Media modules: Installation guide.

Installation Overview

Step 1: Authenticate Composer

Add your Towering Media credentials to auth.json in the Magento root (same pattern as other Towering Media extensions).

Step 2: Require the package

composer require toweringmedia/module-category-hero

Step 3: Enable and upgrade

php bin/magento module:enable Toweringmedia_CategoryHero
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
php bin/magento cache:flush

Exact module enable name may match your package’s registration.php / module.xml—confirm in the package after install. Production stores should follow your normal deploy process.

Need help installing? Contact Towering Media or browse more modules in Magento 2 Extensions.

Upload Category Heroes

1. Install/enable the module.
2. Catalog → Categories → select a category.
3. Upload hero image; enable the banner.
4. Optional: set overlay title/description.
5. Save; flush cache; view the category storefront.

Validate Category PLPs

Check a parent and a child category:

• Hero appears full-width above products
• Overlay text readable on the image
• Disabled categories show no hero
• Store-view overrides work if configured

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Troubleshooting

Hero not showing

• Confirm enabled on that category
• Flush FPC
• Check store-view scope

Overlay hard to read

• Use darker image regions or shorter copy
• See wiki for overlay styling options

Frequently Asked Questions

Needs Page Builder?

No—category-native fields.

Deep docs?

Category Banner wiki.

Price?

$199 on the product page.

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