Horizon: Feature Slider Particle
Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Horizon Demo for Joomla
Introduction
The Feature Slider particle displays text and images to feature various services.
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.
| 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 Joomla as the content source for the particle. |
| 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). |
| Height | Particle minimum height.. |
| Touch Move | Enable or Disable touch movements. |
| Touch Move Tabs | Decide if you want to be able to move tabs using touch. |
| Hexagon Patterns | Enable or Disable the pattern feature of the particle. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Title | This is the name of the item. This will appear on the frontend |
| Description | Enter slide description. |
| Image | Select an image to appear in the slide. |
Articles
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Display
This section configures how articles are displayed.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Image | Choose between the Intro, Full, or no image to display with each item. |
| Article Text | Choose between Introduction, Full Article, or none content text to display. |
| Text Limit | Enter a limit (in characters) of article text 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. |
| Button Link | Select if the button should link to the page. |
| Button Label | Enter the text you would like to have appear as the button link. |
| Link Target | Set the target for the button. You can choose between Self which opens the link in the current tab or New Window which opens links in a new tab. |
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