RSMediaGallery! Slideshow Module

As the name implies, the RSMediaGallery! Slideshow Module, allows you to display a gallery in a module position.

The module can be installed using the standard Joomla! installation procedure. Head to Extensions >> Install / Uninstall, browse the file and click on the Upload and Install button.

After the installation is complete, you can access it here: Extensions >> Module Manager >> RSMediaGallery! Slideshow Module.

Besides the standard Joomla! module parameters, the slideshow module, offer the following configuration options:

What images would you like to show?

• Tags: You can specify the tags that you have assigned for your images. This basically allows you filter out the displayed images. While typing, the current configured tags are displayed.

Slideshow • Images

• Use Original Image: Yes / No. Use the original image instead of the thumbnail . This is useful if you want to use images with a different aspect ratio, for example a full-width slider.
• Thumbnail Size: Specify either the width or the height of the thumbnail image and RSMediaGallery! does the rest.
• Order Images By: Free ordering / Title / Description / Hits / Created date / Modified date or Random. Using Free ordering will displayed the images as saved in the component configuration area.
• Order Direction: Ascending / Descending.
• Number of Items: This is the number of images that will be displayed in the module, each on a different page.
• Open Images in New Page: Set to Yes in order to open images in a new page when clicked on.

Slideshow • Appearance

• Use Fixed Width: Yes / No. If set to yes, the slideshow will have a fixed width.
• Fixed Width: The width of the slideshow, specified in px.
• Show Controls: Yes / No. If set to yes, it will display Previous / Next buttons.
• Show Pager: Yes / No. If set to yes, the pagination will be displayed.
• Pager Position: Top, Outside / Top, Inside / Bottom, Inside / Bottom, Outside
• Pager Text Alignment: Left / Center / Right.
• Pager Type: Short / Full.

Slideshow • Settings

• Auto Start: Yes / No. If set to yes, the slideshow will start automatically once the page is loaded.
• Pause on Hover: Yes / No. If set to yes, the slideshow will pause when the user hovers over a picture.
• Random Slide at Start: Yes / No.
• Loop Slides: Yes / No. If the set to yes and the slideshow reaches the finish, it will start all over again.

Slideshow • Effects

• Mode: Horizontal / Vertical / Fade.
• Easing: This allows you to select the effect that will be used for slideshow transitioning.
• Speed: Slow / Medium / Fast. Allows you to control the speed of the transition.
• Duration: Slow / Medium / Fast. The duration between each transition.

Slide • Appearance

• Image Position: Left / Center / Right. Allows you to select the positioning of the text inside the slideshow (for image you can add a description).
• Use Image Borders: Yes / No.
• Use URL: Yes / No. If set to yes, each image will be linked to its configured URL.
• Show Title: Yes / No. If set to yes, the image title will be displayed .
• Show Description: Yes / No. If set to yes, the configured image description will be displayed.

Other

• Module Class Suffix: A suffix can be applied to the CSS class of the module. This allows you to style it up via your template CSS declarations.