vBulletin CMS Widgets - vFCoders - Featured Content Slider Widget

.::vFCoders - Featured Content Slider Widget::.

Content Slider Source: http://webdeveloperplus.com/jquery/f...ing-jquery-ui/

What is it?
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Featured Content Slider Widget for VBulletin CMS to feature latest (or popular) articles in a block that displays as a slideshow.

Features
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1. Fully Integrated With VBulletin CMS.
2. Option To Select Sections.
3. Option To Select Categories.
4. Option to Sort Articles by date or views.
5. No Template or File Edits.
6. Can Add Seperate Widget for Different Sections.
7. Can Add more than 1 Featured Content Slider Widget in a page.
8. Option To Set Width For Each Content Slider Widget New!

New Installation Instructions
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1. Upload all the files in "Upload" Folder to forumroot.
2. In the Product Manager in AdminCP, import the product XML file.
3. Then Go To -> Admincp -> vBulletin CMS -> Widgets

Widget Type: CMS featured Content slider
and enter other details and save it..

5. Then Rest of the things are as it is which you do for other widgets.

a): Configure The Widget in VBulletin CMS -> widgets
b): Add the widget in page through layout manager.


Upgrade Instructions
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1. Unzip the attachment and upload all files in upload folder to forumroot.
2. Upload the xml through product manager. (Overwrite)
3. Delete all the old content slider widgets and make new ones.


Uninstallation Instructions
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1. Delete all the Content Slider Widgets in vBulletin CMS -> Widgets
2. Uninstall the product through product manager.


Mod History:

v1.0 : 20 Aug 2011 : First Release.
v2.0 : 21 Aug 2011 : Width Feature Added.
v2.1 : 21 Aug 2011 : Fixed Uninstall Bug.
v2.2 : 26 Aug 2011 : Improved mouseover effect of content slider.
v2.3: 28 Aug 2011 : Fixed Package ID issue.
v2.4: 18 Apr 2011 : Fix typo in install code and Updated for vBulletin 4.1.x.


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[doctorsexy]

Hi...how do you resize the picture to meet the boarder ...thanks

[Badshah93]

Originally Posted by doctorsexy

Hi...how do you resize the picture to meet the boarder ...thanks

You need to edit

cmsfcs_script template to edit the box size and cmsfcs_contentbit to resize image according to box size..


I will try to implement a option for specifying width in next version of this mod..

[starman?]

Originally Posted by Sherif

I will try to implement a option for specifying width in next version of this mod..

Would be a whole lot easier if you could do that man. Thanks for all the work so far.

[Badshah93]

Originally Posted by starman?

Would be a whole lot easier if you could do that man. Thanks for all the work so far.

New Version added with Width Feature..


Upgrade Instructions
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1. Unzip the attachment and upload all files in upload folder to forumroot.
2. Upload the xml through product manager. (Overwrite)
3. Delete all the old content slider widgets and make new ones.

[AttalaEA]

Sherif, This widget doesn't work properly with me the widget shows up but white blank with nothing inside it noting i have configured it and choose the sections and categories to fetch data.
My vbulletin version is vB 4.1.5 PL1

[inigo]

Version 1 was working properly, but this new one, doesn´t show the lide for me, shows the 5 articles one below the other,...

[CharlieDelta]

How would I center the slider inside the widget box?

[doctorsexy]

The second one took out my entire cms... and all the widgets... be carefull...

[CharlieDelta]

Works fine for me. Just need to center it.

[Badshah93]

Originally Posted by doctorsexy

The second one took out my entire cms... and all the widgets... be carefull...

you must have not followed the instructions..

If u r uninstalling this mod, then delete all old content slider widgets and then remove the xml..

Originally Posted by AttalaEA

Sherif, This widget doesn't work properly with me the widget shows up but white blank with nothing inside it noting i have configured it and choose the sections and categories to fetch data.
My vbulletin version is vB 4.1.5 PL1

1. Delete all old content slider widgets.
2. Make a new one and then try.

Originally Posted by CharlieDelta

Works fine for me. Just need to center it.

You can adjust the width of box in widget setting to make it in center