These FAQs explain how Smithworks SW Modules work inside HubSpot, especially for Sprocket Rocket-style themes. Use them to choose the right module, understand common settings, and give AI agents better context before they start guessing.
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What is the SW Cards Heading Panel?
SW Cards always renders the intro block inside a heading panel wrapper. Use Style → Heading Panel Settings for background, border, spacing, max width, and alignment.
Use panel Spacing for inner padding. Content → Heading Button Repeater adds buttons below the intro (Space Above Buttons default 15px).
Why do I still see SW Simple Hero when adding modules on a new theme?
SW Simple Hero is deprecated: Design Manager label includes (Deprecated) and it is set unavailable for new content.
Master 2026.08.01.10.51 restored those meta flags so new theme installs no longer offer Simple Hero in Add modules. Existing pages that already use Simple Hero keep working.
Prefer SW Hero for new heroes. Do not replace a live Simple Hero instance with SW Hero unless you intentionally migrate that module.
How do I add frosted glass to all SW Cards tiles?
Module-wide card frosting is under Style → Cards Layout → Card colors. Per-card override stays color-only.
Why does my sticky header make the hero jump down after the page loads?
When SW Header Simple is set to Sticky, the header is fixed and leaves the document flow. The module must reserve that height on first paint (body top padding and an offset variable). If that early reserve is missing, content—including the hero—jumps down after JavaScript runs (Cumulative Layout Shift).
Update to master 2026.08.03.15.38+, publish global header content, and hard-refresh. Sticky headers should measure and apply the offset immediately after the header HTML.
Can SW Cards use Animated or Aurora section backgrounds?
From 2026.08.19.13.18, SW Cards shares advanced surfaces with SW Hero. Hard-refresh after your theme update.
Why does the hero banner shift or grow after the page first appears?
SW Hero and SW Simple Hero need their layout CSS (including minimum height and LCP image layer rules) applied before first paint. When that CSS loads asynchronously, the hero can paint short and then snap taller—another common Cumulative Layout Shift.
Master 2026.08.03.15.38+ sets hero module CSS to render-blocking. Publish the page/theme after your developer updates, then hard-refresh. Prefer SW Hero for new pages; existing Simple Hero instances keep working.
What is the difference between Heading Side Button and Heading Button Repeater on SW Cards?
Use the repeater for multiple buttons and standard icon/margin options. Section-level buttons below all cards remain in Content → CTA Buttons.
How do I show an SW Popup Panel on every page except one?
Set Default Behavior to Show first item unless class matches. On that Content Item, enter the destination page token in Exclude Body Class (for example boomers) and keep Label & Body Class as something else or empty. Put the same token on the destination page under Page contents → Hidden modules → Body Class.
Do not put the exclude token in Label & Body Class for that same variant—Label is for showing a variant when the class matches. Use cta-popup-hide only when you want to hide all popup variants on a page.
Why does my SW Popup Panel modal darken the page before the delay finishes?
Older copies could show the modal backdrop as soon as the page loaded, even when a time delay was set. Starting with shipped version 2026.08.04.10.19, the overlay waits until the popup actually opens after your delay, scroll, or exit trigger.
After your theme is updated, publish global footer content and hard-refresh. If the page still darkens immediately, confirm the module version and that HubSpot is not hiding the module on that page.
What is SW FAQs Basic?
SW FAQs Basic is the preferred module for new page-level FAQ sections. Add questions with the Inline Repeater (default) or load them from a Google Sheet. Optional accordion display, empty-state messaging, and standard Headings controls are included. For a crawlable multi-category FAQ hub, use SW FAQs Advanced HubDB instead.