ZX Slideshow support thread

[exatek]

Hi
I love it, but it is slow to load, nobody else has mentioned it so I assume it is just me, everything loads and then the page jumps as the slideshow loads.

My site is https://www.exatek.com.au/ all images are around 50k and help appreciated

[ideasgirl]

Hi
I love it, but it is slow to load, nobody else has mentioned it so I assume it is just me, everything loads and then the page jumps as the slideshow loads.

My site is https://www.exatek.com.au/ all images are around 50k and help appreciated

That's because you need Image Handler module install so your images are optimized for every page.

[exatek]

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[exatek]

That's because you need Image Handler module install so your images are optimized for every page.

Thanks, but I doubt it is the images, I have tried 500k and 5k, the load time is the same,

disappointing

[swguy]

Try getting rid of the chat stuff and see what happens.
Check your site - it seems like you have multiple copies of jQuery.

[exatek]

Try getting rid of the chat stuff and see what happens.
Check your site - it seems like you have multiple copies of jQuery.

Hi, Thanks, The chat really ? strange but ok, jQuery not even sure what that is ? how can you have more the 1 and how do I tell that I have more than one, so I can try
and figure out how to remove it, I bought a Template monster template, it didnt work so I got someone to install it, Zxslideshow came with it.

Thanks

[balihr]

Hi
I love it, but it is slow to load, nobody else has mentioned it so I assume it is just me,

My site is https://www.exatek.com.au/ all images are around 50k and help appreciated

The site doesn't seem slow to load. Technically it is okayish - you get a decent 78/100 on PageSpeed. But, it's due to many other factors and it's got (almost) nothing to do with ZX Slideshow and is more of a topic for speed optimization.

[QOUTE]everything loads and then the page jumps as the slideshow loads. [/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's because the slideshow loads after the page is loaded and there are no preset containers for it. This part has nothing to do with Image Handler nor chat - it's just how the slideshow works.

You might wanna try some additional CSS as a workaround, something like this:

@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 99px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 141px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 220px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 992px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 277px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 330px;
	}
}

Just add this at the end of your includes/templates/theme872/css/index_home.css and reload the page (CTRL+R).
You might need to adjust the values based on your images. There might be better solutions, but this is the first thing I can think of.

[exatek]

The site doesn't seem slow to load. Technically it is okayish - you get a decent 78/100 on PageSpeed. But, it's due to many other factors and it's got (almost) nothing to do with ZX Slideshow and is more of a topic for speed optimization.

[QOUTE]everything loads and then the page jumps as the slideshow loads.

Yeah, that's because the slideshow loads after the page is loaded and there are no preset containers for it. This part has nothing to do with Image Handler nor chat - it's just how the slideshow works.

You might wanna try some additional CSS as a workaround, something like this:

@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 99px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 141px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 220px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 992px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 277px;
	}
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) {
	.slider {
		min-height: 330px;
	}
}

Just add this at the end of your includes/templates/theme872/css/index_home.css and reload the page (CTRL+R).
You might need to adjust the values based on your images. There might be better solutions, but this is the first thing I can think of.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Thats stopped it jumping :-) but why is a so slow to load, I used to use FLEXSLIDER and its instant, this sits and waits for a sec and then loads

[exatek]

Hey guys

So I tried to uninstal it and the patch errors Query incomplete: missing closing semicolon.

any help would be great,
Cheers


SET @ZXconfig=0;
SELECT @ZXconfig:=configuration_group_id
FROM configuration_group
WHERE configuration_group_title= 'ZX Slideshow'
LIMIT 1;
DELETE FROM configuration WHERE configuration_group_id = @ZXconfig;
DELETE FROM configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_id = @ZXconfig;

DELETE FROM admin_pages WHERE page_key = 'configZXSlideshow';

[dbltoe]

The code can be all one line or many lines. IF the syntax is correct, you just have to end each line with a semicolon so the MySQL can know what to do.

SET @ZXconfig=0;
SELECT @ZXconfig:=configuration_group_id;
FROM configuration_group;
WHERE configuration_group_title= 'ZX Slideshow';
LIMIT 1;
DELETE FROM configuration WHERE configuration_group_id = @ZXconfig;
DELETE FROM configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_id = @ZXconfig;
DELETE FROM admin_pages WHERE page_key = 'configZXSlideshow';