Billboard as a link

Question

Hello, 
 
 We would like to use billboards in our project because they are more scalable than custom images, but we would also like to be able to use them as links. As of now this a!save works:

a!imageField(
 images : a!documentImage(
 document: 1,
 link: a!dynamicLink(
 saveInto: a!save(ri!var, 1)
 )
 )
)

but this one doesn't (it's not even clickable)

a!billboardLayout(
 backgroundMedia: a!documentImage(
 document: 1,
 link: a!dynamicLink(
 saveInto: a!save(ri!var, 1)
 )
 )
)

Basically, image link inside a billboard doesn't work. Is this intended or is this a bug? Is there some other way to make billboards linkable?

PhilB · Accepted Answer

I'm pretty sure that's deliberate - you can't link from the background image because it's exactly that: the background. You can, however, link from an item in the contents of the billboard - any of Button, Image, Link, Milestone, Progress Bar or Rich Text.

Abhay Giri · Answer

Hi, 
 
Billboard layout is used for to display color, image, or video with optional overlay content. If you want to achieve something on click then put that logic inside overlay content. I don't think you can click on billboard background. 
 
Regards 
Abhay

Brazil Vibanco · Answer

You can add an image field in there, maybe it could help you: 
 a!billboardLayout(
 overlayStyle: "LIGHT",
 overlayContents: {
 a!imageField(
 images: a!documentImage(
 document: 1,
 link: a!dynamicLink(
 saveInto: a!save(ri!var, 1)
 )
 )
 )
 },
 height: "SHORT"
) 
 On the other hand, now you can use the new cardLayout component, maybe it will suite better on your requirement now.