New Sponsors Slideshow Widget
I found some time to work a little bit on the Sponsors Slideshow Widget Plugin. In this new version I switched to using the jQuery Cycle Plugin. I think the bug in IE with displaying the first slide only half is now gone. Further it brings several new fade effects. Besides this new Widget title is now set manually. If left empty, no title will be displayed. Finally I’ve worked on the display function so that it should be possible to display the widget manually with the following code example:
sponsors_slideshow_widget_display(array(
‘number’ => 1,
‘category’ => catID,
‘widget_title’ => ‘Here goes the title’,
‘fade’ => ‘fade’,
‘time’ => 5,
‘width’ => 200,
‘height’ => 100,
order => 0
));
number is a unique integer to identify widget, catID is the ID of the link category to display, fade is any valid fade effect, time in seconds between images, width and height of slideshow in pixel, order can be 0 for sequential or 1 for random ordering of images.
Hi there
Does anyone have step by step instructions for this plugin? I simply cannot get it to work and would be very grateful. For example how/where do you add all the links for the images?
Warm regards
Callum
The plugin uses the WP Links. First add a new link category and links to it. Be sure to add an image link to each entry. Then add the widget to your sidebar and select the category the links are in and fill in the other options.
@Kolja Schleich
Thank you for kindly taking the time to help me. One last question – how can I made the fade in/out last longer. I am happy to donate to your site.
I have implemented an option to set the time of a transition in Version 1.9. The Timeout Setting is to specifcy the time between transitions (how long each image is displayed), the Speed parameter sets the time for each transition. The lower the value the faster the transition. The speed setting takes integer as well as float values.
@Kolja Schleich
Thank you Kolja …… as promised, I have made a small contribution to all your hard work and a fantastic little plugin. When is Version 1.9 available? Warm regards Callum
@Kolja Schleich
Apologies for stupid question …… I see the update is available now within Wordpress!! Thanks again
Hello, thanks Kolja for this fantastic plugin.
I have 2 questions:
1 / Is it possible to have multiple custom field value for a single post in order to get slider?
2 / If not, I d like to improve a bit and get a specific link category for each post by adding a custom field.
Exemple here :
if ( $instance['source'] == ‘links’ )
$links = get_bookmarks( array(‘category’ => $instance['']) );
Any though?
Thanks for your help.
@Julienbob
Sorry, I mean this in my exemple
if ( $instance['source'] == ‘links’ )
$links = get_bookmarks( array(‘postID’ =>’customfield_namedwith_linkcat’) );
Hey Kolja, thanks for that great Plugin! Unfortunately there is a problem with cforms 11.3. If it is switched on, the Logos are shown vertical in line as serenine mentioned it before. But in my case it doesn’t depend on the Datepicker, it’s the whole cform PlugIn. Is there already a workaround or do you have an idea what causes this error? Thanks in advance for your help!
Hi
I see you can randomize or order the links.
However, when selecting order, I am unable to order them the way I want.
Any thoughts on how I could possibly achieve this?
I have a link order plugin but it doesn’t seem to have any influence.
Thanks
Hello and thanks for this plugin,
I’ve translated it in french today, feel free to download this translation here : http://www.wptrads.fr/sponsors-slideshow-widget/
Regards,
Wolforg.
Hi, this is a brilliant plugin, but some validation issues for strict doctype – css is output into the body of the page. I need perfect validation for my client, so will devise a hack.
Hi,
Would you please explain how to use the “Posts” feature in the widget.
What do I put in the “URL Field” and the “Image Field” after I choose a “Category” from the dropdown?
Thanks,
T