Zenith: Photo Collage Particle
Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Zenith Demo for Joomla
Introduction
The Photo Collage particle displays images in a fun, modern collage.
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. |
| CSS Classes | Enter any CSS class(es) you wish to have apply to the particle. |
| Content Source | Choose between Particle and Joomla as the Content Source. |
| Title | Enter a title for the particle that appears on the front end. |
| Item Spacing | Set a custom amount of spacing between items. |
Particle Item Options
These items make up the individual featured items in the particle.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Width Ratio | Set the width ratio. (Appears only on large desktops.) |
| Height Ratio | Set the height ratio. (Appears on all devices except mobile.) |
| Photo | Select a photo to display as the item. |
| Icon | Set an icon to appear when you hover over the image. |
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 | Select which image in an article should be displayed. |
| Title | Choose whether or not the title of an article should be shown. |
| Title Limit | Set a character limit for titles. |
Note: When using Joomla Content source, images can utilize Width and Height options by adding, for example, width-2 and/or height-2 to the Alt Text field for either the Intro or Full image of the Article(s) you are displaying.
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