Phoenix: Slider Particle
Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Phoenix Demo for Joomla
Introduction
The Slider particle is a great way to display images in your website.
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. |
| Slide Height | Set the slide height. |
| Slide Height (Mobile) | Set the slide height on mobile devices. |
| Prev / Next | Enable or Disable the prev / next navigation. |
| Autoplay | Enable or Disable autoplay. |
| Autoplay Timeout | Set the time between each transition during autoplay. |
| Loop | Enable or Disable looping. |
| Speed | Set the transition speed between slides. |
| Pattern | Enable or Disable the pattern. |
| Centered | Enable or Disable centered slides. |
| Touch Move | Enable or Disable touch-based control of slide movements. |
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. This only appears in the back end. |
| Additional Description | Enter a text description to add to the item. |
| Icon | Select a Font Awesome icon for the item. |
| Image | Select an image to appear in the slide. |
| Link | Enter a URL you would like the item to link to. |
| Link Target | Choose the target tab you would like the URL to open to. |
Slides
The Slides tab gives you control over how many slides appear for different experiences. It also includes control over the spacing between slides.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Slides Per View | Select a number of slides to appear per view. |
| Slides Per Group | Select a number of slides to appear per group. |
| Space Between | Enter a space (in px) to exist between slides. |
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 | Display the image assigned to the article's Intro, Full or None. |
| Article Text | Choose whether to display the Introduction, Full Title, or Hide (none). |
| Text Limit | Enter the number of characters you wish to limit the text displayed to. |
| Text Formatting | Choose between plain text and HTML. |
| Title | Show or Hide the article's title. |
| Title Limit | Enter the maximum number of characters in the title to display. |
| Link | Show or Hide the link to the page. |
| Title Target | Choose whether to have the link open in a new tab or the same tab. |
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