Views Slideshow =============== The Views Slideshow module is a Views Style Plugin that can be used to output Views in a jQuery slideshow. This module contains an api module "Views Slideshow" and one implementation of that api in "Views Slideshow Cycle". Installation ============= 1) Assure that you are using Views 3.x. http://drupal.org/project/views 2) Upload/install the Libraries API module. http://drupal.org/project/libraries 3) Upload/install the ctools library. http://drupal.org/project/ctools 4)If enabling via drush, the libraries will be automatically downloaded. Otherwise, you will need to manually download the library. a) Create a sites/all/libraries directory on your server. b) Create a directory within sites/all/libraries named jquery.cycle. c) Locate/download the jQuery cycle plugin. http://malsup.com/jquery/cycle d) Upload/install the jQuery cycle plugin: place it inside the jquery.cycle directory. 5) There are also a few optional libraries to improve/increase options: a) jQuery.easing: http://gsgd.co.uk/sandbox/jquery/easing/jquery.easing.1.3.js, should be saved as libraries/jquery.easing/jquery.easing.1.3.js. 6) Enable the Views slideshow and Views Slideshow: Cycle modules 7) You should now see the new views style option called "Slideshow" Upgrading from 2.x =================== There is no supported upgrade path between Views slideshow 2.x and Views slideshow 3.x. If you need to upgrade, follow the steps listed here, and if you find deficiencies, please post an issue. 1) Assure that you are using Views 3.x 2) Disable the views slideshow module, views slideshow thumbnail hover module, and views slideshow singleframe modules. (Disabling these modules should not require uninstalling) 3) Delete/remove the Views slideshow 2.x module folder and all files within. 4) Upload/install the Views slideshow 3.x module folder and all files within. 5) Upload/install the ctools module. http://drupal.org/project/ctools 6) Upload/install the Libraries API module. http://drupal.org/project/libraries 7) Create a sites/all/libraries directory on your server. 8) Create a directory within sites/all/libraries named jquery.cycle 9) Locate/download the jQuery cycle plugin from github: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/malsup/cycle/3.0.3/jquery.cycle.all.js 10) Upload/install the jQuery cycle plugin: place it inside the jquery.cycle directory. 11) Enable the Views slideshow and Views Slideshow: Cycle modules 12) Update all your views that were previously using the slideshow style. (note: updating from views 2.x to views 3.x may also break other parts of your view not related to slideshows, check everything especially number of items per page, and pager settings.) Requirements ============ * Views 3 * Libraries * Ctools Views Slideshow Cycle * jQuery Cycle library Description =========== This module will create a View type of Slideshow that will display nodes in a jQuery slideshow. Settings are available for fade, timing, mode, and more. Known Issues ============ * Do not use the block cache for Views Slideshow blocks as this may prevent the JavaScript from being added to the page. See https://www.drupal.org/node/1460766 and https://www.drupal.org/node/2448157. Authors/maintainers =================== Original Author: Aaron Winborn (winborn at advomatic dot com) https://drupal.org/user/33420 -maintainers: NickWilde https://www.drupal.org/u/nickwilde redndahead https://drupal.org/user/160320 psynaptic https://drupal.org/user/93429 Support ======= Issues should be posted in the issue queue on drupal.org: https://drupal.org/project/issues/views_slideshow