Slideshow

The Slideshow media item is a great way to show a gallery of photos and videos, create a power point style slideshow, or display a collection of PDF resources.

Basic Example

Slideshow Example

A grasshopper taking in the view.

A sunset blazing with color.

Watching the sunlight fade into starlight.

Composition

The Slideshow contents are generated by a list in the theme options. The items in the slideshow can be images, videos, files, or other media items. To create a power point style slideshow, you could use the Re-usable Content media item to create each slide and then use them with the Slideshow.

Options

• Slideshow Items - this is the list of slides.

  • Type - the slide can be an image, video, file (PDF), or another media item.

  • Caption - this will add a caption underneath the slide.

• Slideshow Control Style

  • Footer with Captions and Counter - adds a footer with captions and buttons to slide with.

  • Right/Left Arrows - a simpler style with arrows on the sides, no footer with captions.

  • None - this provides no controls, intended to be used with the auto-slide option.

• Header Text - this adds a header to the top of the Slideshow.

• Wrapper Background Color - This sets the background color of the header and footer.

• Wrapper Font Color - this sets the color for the text and buttons in the header and footer.

• Content Background Color - this sets the color behind the slide content. For images and videos, black is generally best.

• Slideshow Height - this sets how tall the Slideshow is.

• Auto-slide - the slides will automatically slide every few seconds until the reader clicks on a slide or the controls.