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Power Slide Display Module Setup and Configuration Guide

This is the Setup and Configuration Guide for the Power Slide Display Module (Both Pro and Standard Versions), which details all settings and options for the latest version of the Power Slide Module.

The settings and configuration guide for the Power Slide Pro Component can be found here.
The Component and Module installation guide can be found here.

If you have a problem with the Power Slide module parameters after using this guide, please open up a support ticket from our customer service area and we will sort you out. This guide is specifically for the latest version of the Power Slide module, and explains how to configure the various parameter settings within the admin area (module parameters).

Parameter settings for the Power Slide display module

The following configuration options are available when you open the module (extensions - module manager) from your administrator backend. The items shown in blue are module features that are available to the Pro version only. Please make sure you have installed the Pro Admin Component so that all related Pro module features work properly!

Module Parameters

You can set your file path directories to any folder you like, relative to your site root. These paths are for the folder and XML methods! Remember that this folder path must be readable - and the thumbnail path must be writable by your server. Also do not forget if you change the image path, to put the trailing / on the end of the path!

option values example description
Module Class Suffix any alpha value -red allows for individual module styling
Image Folder Path server file path images/powerslide/ path from your site root
Image Thumbnail Path server file path images/powerslide/thumbnails/ path from your site root
Advanced Parameters
option values example description
Gallery Fetch Method XML, folder, admin selection see fetcher methods below
Use Multiple Galleries Yes / No selection Show the gallery selector
Gallery Id(s) Text Value 1, 2, 3, 7, 12 Id(s) would be found in the Components section -> last column, Id
Gallery (Single Gallery) Created from Component selection Select which gallery to display
Base Setup Options
if using auto thumbnails OR resizing images, make sure that the module cache directory and folder / files within is writeable by server (chmod 755). If you cannot see any thumbnails (blank box) then try changing the thumbnail method parameter below. If you would like to create your own thumbnails - make sure you put your thumbnails in the thumbnail directory specified above and that the thumbnails have the same filename as the full size image.
Use included Mootools Yes / No selection disable if Javascript conflicts
Image Link Option Lightbox / Link selection what to open when image clicked
Open Link in new window Yes / No selection open internal or in new window
Use Auto Thumbnails Yes / No selection automatic thumbnail creation
Thumbnail method Absolute / Relative selection depending on your server type
Module Display Options
The module width and height has to be specified, set these values in relation to your module position and images sizes as desired. If resizing images, they will resize to the width or height (first match ratio) set below.
Power Slide Width px 500px set the module slide show width
Power Slide Height px 250px set the module slide show height
Thumbnail Width px 100px set the module thumbnail width
Thumbnail Height px 75px set the module thumbnail height
Gallery Columns Text Value 2 Number of columns to display for Multiple Galleries
Back to Gallery Text Text Value Back to Galleries Text to display to return
Resize Images Yes / No selection Automatically fit images to slideshow size
Stretch Images Yes / No selection Stretch smaller resized images
Stretch Thumbnail Images Yes / No selection Stretch resized thumbnail images
Slideshow Settings
Show Slide Info Zone Yes / No selection Title / Descriptions area
Slide Info Zone Height % 25% Set height of slide info area
Show Read More Yes / No   show the read more link (image set link)
Show Controls Yes / No   show the left / right slide controls
Show Carousel Yes / No   show the carousel thumbnail selector
Carousel Text Alpha Show / Hide set your text to display
Transition Effect Fade, Slide, Continue selection Transition effects between slides
Delay Integer 6000 in milliseconds 6000 = 6 seconds
Random Sort Images Yes / No   Random selection of slides in slideshow
Auto Play Slideshow Yes / No   Slide Show can be manual (on click)
CSS Color settings
You can get the hexadecimal value for any color from most color pickers built into image application like Adobe Fireworks or Photoshop.
Link color hex value #000000 color for all links
Title color hex value #111111 color for image title
Description Color hex value #222222 color for image description
Background Color hex value #333333 color for module background
Gallery Color hex value #444444 color for gallery view box
Gallery Hover Color hex value #555555 color for when selecting a gallery
Gallery Text Color hex value #666666 color for text in gallery view
 

Gallery Fetcher Methods

When you first open the module, the gallery fetcher method is set to folder (Power Slide Standard) or Admin Component (Power Slide Pro). Below is an explanation of each method:

Folder Structure Method simple slideshow - cannot have multiple galleries.
This method reads the images directly from your specified image directory, using the image filename as the slideshow image title. This is very useful (for example) if you are travelling, you can upload your images to your image folder and they will automatically show in your site.

XML file method made as an alternative to the full admin component, this method is limited - cannot have multiple galleries.
The XML file method is similar to the folder method, except that an XML file (located in your module install directory - folder xml) controls the title and description. Here is an example: 

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  

  <galleries>
  

  <gallery>
  

  <image>
  

  <title>Image Title</title>
  

  <description>Image Description</description>
  

  <filename>image.jpg</filename>
  

  </image>
  

  </gallery>
  

  </galleries>

Admin Component this is the best method for administering your galleries and images - all features available with this method.
This method displays the slideshow images by reading from the admin component - which stores all images, slideshows and galleries information in the admin component. This is by far the best method to use.

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