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30 Oct 2021, 2:27 PM
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ZX Slideshow support thread

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

30 Oct 2021, 7:49 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

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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.

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31 Oct 2021, 4:12 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

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31 Oct 2021, 4:13 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

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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

31 Oct 2021, 4:50 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

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

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31 Oct 2021, 4:57 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

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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.

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1 Nov 2021, 3:26 PM
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Re: 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,

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.

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2 Nov 2021, 5:26 AM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

balihr:

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

3 Nov 2021, 2:26 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

Hey guys

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

any help would be great,
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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';

3 Nov 2021, 6:38 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

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';

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4 Nov 2021, 3:02 AM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

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';


Hi 

Thanks, I ran it and got this

WARNING: An Error occurred, please refresh the page and try again.If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

Any thoughts

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4 Nov 2021, 9:11 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

How were you running it? Through the Install SQL Patches under Tools?

Try it as this```
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';

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4 Nov 2021, 10:27 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

dbltoe:

How were you running it? Through the Install SQL Patches under Tools?

Try it as this```
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';


Thanks, But I still get the same error,  I am pasting in install sql patches 

Cheers
5 Nov 2021, 2:41 AM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

Don't know what to say as it runs fine for me. Should be pretty easy to manually find and delete in PHPmyADMIN

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7 Nov 2021, 2:16 AM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

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Don't know what to say as it runs fine for me. Should be pretty easy to manually find and delete in PHPmyADMIN

Thanks, Because, PHPmyAdmin is something I have never edited can you please tell me what to delete ? I would prefer not to trash the who site :-)

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7 Nov 2021, 9:04 AM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

So, phpMyAdmin is actually a really simple and very useful tool. Access it from your cPanel and you'll see your database(s) in the left hand side column. If you see "information_schema" etc, you're at top level, so you need to navigate to your database by clicking on it's name. If you're not sure what it is, open your /public_html/includes/configure.php and check what it says under DB_NAME.
Before you continue, go to the bottom of the post and read the important note.

Once you've opened your database, you'll see a bunch of tables on the right hand side, most likely starting with address_book, address_format etc. Now, one important thing here - check for prefix. It could start with zen_address_book, zc_address_book or anything alike - the part before address_book is your prefix. Next, click on the SQL tab above and paste the query:

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';

If, and ONLY IF, your tables have prefixes, you'd need to update the query to:

SET @ZXconfig=0;
SELECT @ZXconfig:=configuration_group_id FROM zen_configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_title= 'ZX Slideshow' LIMIT 1;
DELETE FROM zen_configuration WHERE configuration_group_id = @ZXconfig;
DELETE FROM zen_configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_id = @ZXconfig;
DELETE FROM zen_admin_pages WHERE page_key = 'configZXSlideshow';

Of course, use the prefix that matches your tables.

Run the query and that's it.

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18 Nov 2021, 6:38 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

Hello everyone.

I'm trying to do something, and I don't even know if this is possible, so before I drive myself crazy, I wanted to ask. Is it possible to use the html_text in place of the title for the banner in the caption area of the slide, perhaps with some form of animation as the slides have?

What I'm trying to accomplish is have each slide display more text rather than just the title of the slide, when it first pops into the screen. This would (in theory) accomplish 2 things, increase SEO since now there is actual text on the landing page, keywords and so on, and provide a bit more info to visitors.

I played a bit with the functions/extra_functions/zx_banner.php and it seems there's no way to insert anything in there (in other words I broke the slider). I also took a look at jquery.nivo.slider.pack.js file where the div for the actual caption seems to be located, but I'm 200% illiterate when it comes to java, and I wouldn't even know how to edit the file.

Any help is truly appreciated.

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18 Nov 2021, 7:10 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

I haven't tried it, but I guess it could be done with quite some code modification. Personally, I wouldn't go into it, don't think it's worth the effort. Nivo was just not built for that...

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18 Nov 2021, 7:24 PM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

balihr:

I haven't tried it, but I guess it could be done with quite some code modification. Personally, I wouldn't go into it, don't think it's worth the effort. Nivo was just not built for that...

I figured it would be too complicated/not worth it. Thanks for the quick reply though! I really appreciate it!

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14 Jan 2022, 2:36 AM
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Re: ZX Slideshow support thread

I installed this slide show on a fresh install of 157 and have not been able to get it to work. It shows in the admin panel but not on the page. I have bootstrap installed but did try it in the two standard zc templates. Anybody have trouble out there? https://www.makupartist.com

PHP Version 7.4.27
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