Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Clarity Demo for Joomla
The Vertical Slideshow particle enables you to create a beautiful vertically-scrolling slideshow of images.
Here are the topics covered in this guide:
These options affect the main area of the particle, and not the individual items within.
Option | Description |
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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 Joomla as the content source for the particle. |
Slide Height | Set the minimal height of each slide. |
Arrows | Enable or Disable arrows navigation. |
Autoplay | Enable or Disable autoplay for the particle. |
Autoplay Timeout | Set the time (in milliseconds) between slides in autoplay mode. |
Loop | Enable or Disable looping slides. |
Speed | Set the transition speed (in milliseconds). |
Touch Move | Enable or Disable touch movements. |
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 |
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Item Name | This is the name of the item. It is used only for backend organization and does not appear on the front end. |
Background Image | Select a background image to appear in the particle. |
Option | Description |
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Categories | Select the categories of articles this particle will display. |
Articles | Select the number of articles you would like the particle to fetch. |
Featured Articles | Choose how Featured Articles should be filtered. Choose between Include, Exclude, or Only Featured. |
Number of Articles | Enter the maximum number of articles to display. |
Start From | Enter offset specifying the first article to return. The default is '0' (the first article). |
Order By | Choose the type of factor to order by. |
Ordering Direction | Choose between Ascending and Descending as the article ordering method. |
This section configures how articles are displayed.
Option | Description |
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Image | Choose between the Intro, Full, or no image to display with each item. |
Title | Show or Hide the article's title. |
Title Limit | Enter the maximum number of characters in the title to display. |