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September.20.2013
This guide is intended for
SJ Content Slideshow II module
When you buy the module the first time, you will have the latest version. After the first release, we will update this module regularly, then please check newer versions when informed
here.
REQUIREMENTS
Joomla! v2.5.x and Joomla! 3.x latest stable versions are highly recommended.
INSTALLATION
1. Prepare your module package (zip file; please UNZIP first if it is indicated in the file name)
2. All steps are in administrator backend of Joomla!:
- In your Administrator page, go to Extensions -> Extension Manager
In this page, click Choose File, select module package.
- Then click Upload & Install
- Please wait for module being installed, usually within several seconds
SETTINGS
1. This module with sample layout is below:
2. Configuration
NOTE: We used the images of module's installtion on joomla 3.x to illustrate
After installing, go to
Extension -> Module Manager and find
SJ Content Slideshow II to configure
SJ Content Slideshow II module are configured in 7 groups of parameters following:
- Basic Options
- Source Options
- Item Options
- Navigation Options
- Image Options
- Effect Options
- Advanced Options
Let's look at the parameters in detail:
BASIC OPTIONS
- Module Class Suffix - Allow you to choose another CSS class that suits your template
- Theme - Allow to select from 5 themes
- Link Target - Set target for links:
- New window
- Same window
- Popup
SOURCE OPTIONS
- Data Source - Choose the source of content that is used in this module
- Child Categories Articles - Include child categories OR not
- Categories Depth - Set sub-categories level to include
- Featured Articles - Include featured articles OR not
- Article Field to Order By - Allow to choose the criterion for order
- Title
- Date
- Hits
- Date Created
- Date Modified
- Random
- Ordering Direction - Choose the ascending or decending for sorting articles
- Count- Allow to set total of articles to be shown by module
ITEM OPTIONS
- Display Title - Allow to show title OR not
- Title Maxlength - Allow to set the length of category title, set 0 for showing full title
- Display Description - Allow to show category description OR not
- Description Maxlength - Allow to set the length of category description, set 0 for showing full description
- Tags Display - Allow to display tags for each article OR not
- Display Readmore link - Allow to show Readmore link OR not
- Read More Text - Set text for Readmore link
CATEGORY OPTIONS
- Buttons Display - Allow to show Navigation Button or not
For Theme1, Theme2, Theme3, Theme4:
- Max Items Visible - Allow to set the number of items you want to show in once page (Min = 3)
- Navigation Width- Allow to set width of navigation block
- Title Display - Allow to show title or not
- Title Maxlength - Allow to set the length of entries title, set 0 for unlimited length
- Price Display - Allow to display price or not
- Description Display - Allow to display description of products or not
- Description Maxlength - Allow to set the length of description, set 0 for unlimited length
- Image Display - Allow to display image or not
IMAGE OPTIONS
Get Image From Image Intro
- Image Intro - Allow you to get Intro images of image OR not
Get Image From Image fulltext
- Image Fulltext - Allow you to get Fulltext image OR not
Get Image From Inline Introtext
- From Inline Introtext - Allow you to get image from Introtext OR not
Get Image From Inline Fulltext
- Inline Fulltext - Allow to get image from Fulltext OR not
Get Image From Extend Folder
- From External - Allow you to get images from external source OR not
- Order to Get - Set order: image_intro...,external OR not
- External Folder - Set path to external image folder used by option above
- Use Default Image - Allow you to use a placeholder image when entries' image is empty
- Placeholder Path or Url - Allow to set path to placeholder image
Big Image Options
- Resize Mode - Allow you to choose the mode of image resizing
- None
- Center
- Fill
- Fit
- Strech
- Output Format - Allow to set format for all output file:
- Default - if you want to keep original format
- GIF
- JPEG
- PNG
- Keep Transparency - Allow to keep images transparent, for PNG and GIF format
- Width - Allow you to set the width of the big image
- Height - Allow you to set the height of the big image
- Background - Allow to set the color of image background
Small Image Options
- Resize Mode - Allow you to choose the mode of image resizing
- None
- Center
- Fill
- Fit
- Strech
- Output Format - Allow to set format for all output file:
- Default - if you want to keep original format
- GIF
- JPEG
- PNG
- Keep Transparency - Allow to keep images transparent, for PNG and GIF format
- Width - Allow you to set the width of the big image
- Height - Allow you to set the height of the big image
- Background - Allow to set the color of image background
EFFECT OPTIONS
- Entry Start - Allow to set the entry which appears first when slideshow starts
- Auto Play - Allow you to set autoplay for sliding or not
- Stop when hover - Allow you to stop when hover or not
- Slideshow speed - Set time for speed of slideshow
- Interval - Allow you to set speed of timer
- Slideshow effect - Allow to select an effect for slideshow
ADVANCED OPTIONS
- Alternative Layout - Allow to use a different layout from the supplied module or overrides in the templates
- Include jQuery - Allow you to include jQuery from this module or another one
- Pre-text - The content to show at the top of module
- Post-text - The content to show at the end of module
- Caching
- Use Global: Turn on caching
- No Caching: Turn off caching
- Cache Times - The time to cache
- Module Tag - Allow to select the HTML Tag for module
- Bootstrap Size - Allow to set the number of columns that module will use.
- Header Tag - Allow to select the HTML Tag for module header/title
- Header Class - Support the CSS Class for module header/title
- Module Style - Select module style
