Detailed Slider Tutorial

[Anonymous]

Excuse my ignorance, but I am relatively new to this and my knowledge is limited. I’ve managed to work out how to put a featured image on a slider, but am struggling to understand a few aspects of this. Could you help with links to tutorials that answer the following, or offer some help please.

1. Can a slider contain the latest posts/pages ?
2. If yes, step by step, how do you add a post/page to the slider?
3. How do you adjust the size of a slider to fixed dimensions?

It may be that the slider is only intended for graphics. If this is so, only question 3 is important, though I don’t understand why there are options to add pages/posts to slider in the editing screen of the page.

As I mentioned – a detailed tutorial would be very helpful. Thank you

[Anonymous]

Any offers of support?

[admin]

Hello,

Sorry for the delay.

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Can a slider contain the latest posts/pages ?

Yes. Posts support sliders but slider is not available for pages.

1. Go to `Posts > Add New`
2. Give the Title to your post say “Slider Post”
3. Click `Add Media` and `Upload Files` (Upload your slider images here)
4. After Uploading the slider pictures, Close the Media Dialog. (No need to Insert into post)
5. Select `Gallery` from `Format` meta box. (Below the Publish Metabox)
6. Select `Flex Slider` or `Nivo Slider` from `Post Settings` meta box. (Below the Editor)
7. Publish your Post

Example of Gallery Post Format Flexslider:

http://themes.designorbital.com/contango/photography/gallery-post-format-flexslider/

Example of Gallery Post Format Nivoslider:

http://themes.designorbital.com/contango/photography/gallery-post-format-nivo-slider/

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How do you adjust the size of a slider to fixed dimensions?

According to `readme.txt` in the Contango folder:

== Minimum Recommended Image Dimensions: Width x Height ==

Blog Posts: 580 x 350
Portfolio Posts: 940 x 600
Slide Posts: 940 x 450
Client Posts: 340 x 150[/CODE]

So, you should have minimum dimension for Slider in Blog Posts: 580 x 350

Thanks[CODE]== Minimum Recommended Image Dimensions: Width x Height ==

Blog Posts: 580 x 350
Portfolio Posts: 940 x 600
Slide Posts: 940 x 450
Client Posts: 340 x 150[/CODE]

So, you should have minimum dimension for Slider in Blog Posts: 580 x 350

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Thank you kindly. When I get to the PC tonight I will crack on following your instructions. Thank you for the support.

[Anonymous]

Talk about frustrating!!! We could be a while here and I’m getting old!
I printed off your instructions above and followed letter for letter.
1) I opened a new post (not page)
2) I titled it as suggested for demo purposes
3) I clicked to add media and clicked on a sample image 580×300
4) After uploading, the only option apart from inserting into post was to click the X in the right corner of the media screen. The media window closed. At this point I would have naturally assumed nothing had therefore been chosen. However, letter for letter I repeated the process to add a second identically dimensioned test slide and again closed the media screen by using the only option of the X.
5) I chose ‘Gallery’ from the format
6) I chose a slider
7) I published!

The result was a blank post with the title only. Also there was a side-bar and that is one of the things I don’t want on the front page. No slide show though. So I repeated the process, this time with the only difference being to ‘Insert into post’ on both images. I duly published.
The result was a page with two stacked images only – no slide show.

Would you be able to explain the following please?

1) Where is there a flaw in your instructions that I need to rectify?
2) How do I remove the sidebar that I don’t want
3) Why is there other features in the dashboard, such as ‘Slide Show’ if that doesn’t play a part in creating one?
4) Why is there a template called ‘front page’ if I can’t use it.

I am going on holiday in a week and was hoping to have got a lot further than this in the limited time I have. Could you, or someone knowledgable, throw some light on what I am apparently doing wrong and how to proceed. All I want to do is create a simple plain front page with header, no sidebar, and a four or five slide show intro. Is that possible?

[admin]

Hello,

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I printed off your instructions above and followed letter for letter.

Your steps are correct and Blog Post should have slider.

According to my thinking, you are confusing the logic of Front Page and Blog Post Slider. Let me explain your questions.

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1) Where is there a flaw in your instructions that I need to rectify?

Let forget the Front Page settings in this question. If you want to show slider in a Blog Post than your steps are correct. Even, i have repeated your steps and slider is working fine in a blog post. Please reverify the following settings.

1. Verify Images are uploaded to the post.
How ?
a. Click Add Media
b. Select Media Library tab.
c. You will see your uploaded images for this post. (I have uploaded two images for slider and viewing two images here)
d. Close the Media dialog

2. Verify, Post Format “Gallery” is selected in the Post
3. Verify, Flex Slider or Nivo Slider is select in the Post Settings

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2) How do I remove the sidebar that I don’t want

Following tutorial will be helpful to you.

http://designorbital.com/community/threads/how-to-create-different-layouts-in-designorbital-themes.23/

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3) Why is there other features in the dashboard, such as ‘Slide Show’ if that doesn’t play a part in creating one?

This tutorial will be helpful to you.

http://designorbital.com/community/threads/how-to-set-up-slider-in-designorbital-themes.72/

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4) Why is there a template called ‘front page’ if I can’t use it.

Following tutorial will be helpful to you.

http://designorbital.com/community/threads/how-to-create-front-page-in-designorbital-wordpress-themes.20/

Please try the above tutorials & Feel free to ask additional questions.
Thanks

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