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Q: Resources for integrating jQuery Slidshows with Wordpress - Add Options Panel

by CarloD.
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Hey All,

I am seeking some articles or references on integrating jQuery slide shows within WordPress.

I know how to add a jQuery gallery, i am looking to start building premium wordpress themes and would like to integrate an options panel so users can add images to the slide show without using any code and just using an added in Option Panel.

Any direction of articles or posts would be appreciated, i have been searching all over and can't seem to find the info or tutorial i am looking for.

I am familiar with adding option panels and some programming and functionality ... but lack the full knowledge to something like above.

thanks
Carlo
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  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    The EASIEST way to do this is to add a 'rotator' folder within your themes folder and instruct users to place images there. Then you loop through the directory contents for your slide show.

    Alternatively, you can have users upload images with the media tab, taking note of the final location. Then you provide an option text area to paste the location of each image. The problem with this approach is that you now have to deal with user input where with the other method you only have to verify that the file is actually an image.

    You can supply an on/off option on your theme options page that would control whether the theme writes the slideshow code or not.

    EDIT: a THIRD option is to enable post thumbnails in your theme, then pull the correctly-sized image from each post in a certain category. Search the Codex for 'post thumbnail'.
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