Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Elixir Demo for WordPress
The Swiper particle is an incredibly versatile and modern touch slider available with the Elixir theme!
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 WordPress as the content source for the particle. |
Slide Height | Set the minimal height of each slide. |
Slide Height (Mobile) | Set the minimal height of each slide on mobile devices. |
Prev/ Next | Enable or Disable arrows navigation. |
Pagination | Choose between Dots, Progress Bar, or None. |
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, Disable, or Mobile Only touch movements. |
Overlay Color | Select the color of the overlay for the slider items. |
Direction | Choose between a Vertical and Horizontal slider animation. |
Effect | Choose an effect. Options include: Slide, Fade, Flip, or Cover Flow. |
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 management. |
CSS Classes | Enter any CSS class(es) you wish to have apply to the item. |
Image | Select a background image to appear in the particle. |
BG Color | Select the color of the background for each item if image is not used. |
Animation | Select the animation applied to the image as it is displayed. |
Duration | Enter the duration (in milliseconds) of the animation. |
Video Background | Select a video to appear as the background for the slide. |
Title | Enter a title for the slide. |
Text | Enter a description for the slide. |
Thumb Class | Enter any CSS class(es) you want to have apply to the thumbnail. |
Thumb Title | If Thumbnails are enabled, enter a title for the Thumb. |
Thumb Image | Select an image to appear as the thumbnail. |
Button Text | Enter the text for a button. |
Button Link | Enter the URL for the button. |
Link Target | Enter the target window for the button link to open in. |
These options are for configuring amount of Slides to display and the space between them in Mobile, Tablet, Desktop, etc. Only available when using the Slide and Cover Flow Effect in Particle settings.
NOTE: Mobile, Tablet, Desktop, Large Desktop breakpoints are determined via your Styles panel -> Breakpoints.
Option | Description |
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Slides Per View | Number of slides per view. |
Slides Per Group | Number of slides per transition. |
Space Between | Amount of space between each thumb (px). |
These options are for configuring amount of Thumbs to display and the space between them in Mobile, Tablet, Desktop, etc. Other options include navigation and where you want them to display (top or bottom).
NOTE: Mobile, Tablet, Desktop, Large Desktop breakpoints are determined via your Styles panel -> Breakpoints.
Option | Description |
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Thumbs | Enable or Disable thumbs. |
Thumbs Nav | Enable or Disable thumbs navigation. |
Thumbs Layout | Display Thumbs on either Top or Bottom of slider. |
Thumbs Per View | Number of thumbs per view. |
Space Between | Amount of space between each thumb (px). |
Option | Description |
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Categories | Select the categories of posts this particle will display. |
Posts | Select the number of posts you would like the particle to fetch. |
Sticky Posts | Choose to Show or Hide sticky posts. |
Number of Posts | Enter the maximum number of posts to display. |
Start From | Enter offset specifying the first post to return. The default is '0' (the first post). |
Order By | Choose the type of factor to order by. |
Ordering Direction | Choose between Ascending and Descending as the post ordering method. |
This section configures how posts are displayed.
Option | Description |
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Image | Choose to Show or Hide the image. |
Content Type | Choose between showing the Content or Exerpt text to display. You can also Hide text completely. |
Content Limit | Set a limit (in characters) of the post's text to appear. |
Title | Choose whether or not the title of an post should be shown. |
Title Limit | Set a character limit for titles. |
Button Link | Enter the url you want that link to go to. |
Button Label | Enter the text you would like to have appear as the button link. |
Button 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. |