Aurora: Panel Slider Particle
Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Aurora Demo for Grav
Introduction
The Panel Slider particle creates beautiful image slideshows that work perfectly at the top of your page. The content of this particle can either be entered manually or generated automatically using content from the CMS.
Here are the topics covered in this guide:
Configuration
Settings
These options affect the main area of the particle, and not the individual items within. You can set the title of the particle, as well as give it an introductory paragraph here.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Particle Name | This is the name of the particle used for back end management. It does not appear on the front end. |
| Content Source | Choose between Particle and Grav as the Content Source. |
| Display Items | Select the number of items to display in the particle. |
| Prev / Next | Enable or Disable the prev / next navigation. |
Particle Item Options
These items make up the individual featured items in the particle. Items in this section will only appear if Particle is selected as the Content Source.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Item Name | This is the name of the item. |
| Top Line | Enter the line you wish to have appear at the top. |
| Description | Enter a text description for the item. |
| Link | Enter a URL you would like the item to link to. |
| Link Label | Enter a text label you wish to have appear as the link. |
| Target | Choose the target tab you would like the URL to open to. |
Pages
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Categories | Select the categories of pages this particle will display. |
| Number of Pages | Enter the maximum number of pages to display. |
| Start From | Enter offset specifying the first page to return. The default is '0' (the first page). |
| Order By | Choose the type of factor to order by. |
| Ordering Direction | Choose between Ascending and Descending as the page ordering method. |
Display
This section configures how pages are displayed.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Image | Display the image assigned to the page's Intro, Full or None. |
| Content Type | Choose which text to pull from the page. Choices include: Content, Excerpt, and Hide. |
| Content Limit | Set a limit (in characters) of the text to appear in the item. |
| Content Formatting | Choose between plain text and HTML as the text format. |
| Title | Show or Hide the page's title. |
| Title Limit | Enter the maximum number of characters in the title to display. |
| Date | Choose to show Published or Modified date, or to Hide the date. |
| Date Format | Select the format the date will appear in. |
| Read More | Show or Hide the read more link. |
| Read More Label | Add a text label for the read more link. |
| Button CSS Classes | Add any CSS class(es) you wish to have apply to the button. |
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