Horizon: Slider Particle
Your Guide to Recreating Elements of the Horizon Demo for WordPress
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 WordPress 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. |
| Hexagon Patterns | Enable or Disable the pattern feature of the particle. |
| Pagination | Enable or Disable dot navigation. |
| Loop | Enable or Disable looping slides. |
| Speed | Set the transition speed (in milliseconds). |
| Touch Move | Enable or Disable touch 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 |
|---|---|
| Title | This is the name of the item. This will appear on the frontend |
| Image | Select an image to appear in the slide. |
| Link | Enter a URL you would like the item to link to. |
| Link Text | Set a link text. |
| Link Target | Choose the target tab you would like the URL to open to. |
Posts
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Display
This section configures how posts are displayed.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Image | Choose to Show or Hide the image. |
| Title | Choose whether or not the title of an post should be shown. |
| Title Limit | Set a character limit for titles. |
| 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. |
| Content Formatting | Select between Plain Text and HTML text formatting. |
| Link | Enable or Disable the link to the post. |
| 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. |
Found errors? Think you can improve this documentation? Please edit this page. You can also view the history of this page.