Effect Options
After an effect is applied, the Effect Options page (called Options in the management menu) configures the data source and the effect parameters. The page has three panels, with Update / Cancel buttons at the bottom.
General Settings
- Theme Name — dropdown to choose a theme of this effect; a preview image is shown below after selecting.
DataList Settings
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Display number | Number of items to display (0 ~ 1000); 0 shows all |
| DataList Type | Data type: Album list (albums from the main module) or Photo list (photos from specified albums); the options below change accordingly |
| Choose Categories | Shown in Album list mode: filter the albums to display by category |
| Choose Album | Shown in Photo list mode: a multi-select list box to choose the source albums (hold Ctrl for multiple selection; All Albums is the default) |
| Sequence | Ordering: Latest (by publish time), Hottest Comments (by comment count), Hottest View (by view count) |
Basic Options (effect parameters, vary by effect)
Each effect has its own parameter panel. Taking Effect_01_Gallery (gallery) as the example, the main parameters are:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Slider Width / Slider Height | Width and height of the slider |
| Summary Number | Number of characters of the summary |
| Responsive | Whether responsiveness is enabled |
| Auto Play | Whether to autoplay (required for slideshows) |
| Auto Play Interval | Autoplay interval in milliseconds (default 3000) |
| Pause On Hover | Pause behavior on hover: 0 none / 1 desktop / 2 touch / 3 both / 4, 8, 12 the corresponding freeze modes, default 1 |
| Play Orientation | Play direction: 1 horizontal / 2 vertical / 5 reverse horizontal / 6 reverse vertical, default 1 |
| Drag Orientation | Drag direction: 0 disabled / 1 horizontal / 2 vertical / 3 any, default 1 |
| Slide Duration | Slide duration in milliseconds (default 500) |
| Slide Show Transitions | Slide transitions, grouped by series such as Twins / Fade / Swing Outside / Swing Inside / Dodge Dance — hundreds of combinations available |
Parameters of the carousel effects (infinite loop, arrows, dot indicators, responsive breakpoints, etc.) work the same as described in the main module's Effects → Effect Options.
Next Steps
- Effect Style — fine-tune the current effect with CSS
- Effect List — switch to another effect