ZX Slideshow support thread

Is there a way to not have it add it to the product description page?

This is probably because the name of the photo/image is the same as the product you are referring to with an underscore after it with a suffix. To avoid that, change the name of your banner image completely without "" or something that doesn't have same name as the product with an "" after the name to avoid being added as an additional image of a product.

Thanks for your reply and help with this! I will make this change to my future banner images.

Thanks again!

@NWCE - yup, this is exactly the reason.

ideasgirl:

This is probably because the name of the photo/image is the same as the product you are referring to with an underscore after it with a suffix. To avoid that, change the name of your banner image completely without "" or something that doesn't have same name as the product with an "" after the name to avoid being added as an additional image of a product.

As an alternative, you can simply upload the slides to your /banners directory (or create a new one named /slides). If it's in /images/banners/ (or /images/slides/) it won't be found as an additional product image. Plus, that helps you keep things organized.

Thanks again balihr...that's a great tip and I'll give it a go later this week for my next product release and banner!

Hi again balihr,

Is there a way to easily enlarge the display of the slideshow? Not to worry if not.....just would like it to display a little large on my site.

Thank you!

The way it works is it respects your original image's height and the slider will use that for height. The width of the image will remain as is, but the image will be cut off if it doesn't fit the container. It will not be resized.

If you have your left column and right column showing, there won't be much space in between so the slider doesn't have much to work with. If you want, you can move the block of code from tpl_index_default.php to tpl_header.php (don't forget the home page check).

Thanks for your reply and more info on how the slider works. I know what you're saying in that if I have my store set up with left and right columns, there is only so much room. Makes sense.....and if I really wanted it bigger I would need to change my store to be single column, etc.

Good option to move the slide to the header as that would provide the right spot to enlarge it....I will definitely look at this, and again thank you for you help!

Hi I am using 1.5.8 w/ the Response Classic template. Error log was checked and no issue there.
I am trying to understand why the slideshow is not displaying the actual image, but instead a block. I have completed all fields as mentioned in the install/configuration instructions and I have attempted to replace the image with a different one and then added 2 slides thinking that may be it, but still not luck. I apologize if this was addressed already, but I was unable to find the same question addressed. The site is comfortpricefurniture.com and here a screenshot of what I am seeing..
The plugin looks like a winner and is exactly what I need. Thanks for your time..

Sorry for not updating this thread - searching the older threads won't help because ZX Slideshow v3 is completely different and there have been no question about v3 yet...

It seems that you didn't assign your banners to the 'home' group. If you edit your slides, you'll see an input for "Slide Group". If you can't select home from the menu, simply use the input below and type in "home" (without the quotation marks). I know this option/requirement doesn't make much sense now, but I'm hoping to release an update soon which would allow to show different slides on other pages (ie. a slider specific to a certain category).

That's EXACTLY it. I changed to home. and boom. Thank you so much for your help and work on this plugin.

Glad to hear that!
Please don't forget about Accessibility and make sure the font colors are set so it's not white text on white background or similar mistakes. You don't want @dbltoe breathing down your neck... :lookaroun:D

balihr:

Glad to hear that!
Please don't forget about Accessibility and make sure the font colors are set so it's not white text on white background or similar mistakes. You don't want @dbltoe breathing down your neck... :lookaroun:D

Not a problem, thanks again. I do have one other question w/ respect to 1.5.8. Using Responsive Classic, have not added any other plugins, yet. Website is comfortpricefurniture.com

The slider looks perfect on the home page using desktop. However, when viewing from a mobile device, the slider image does not size to view the entire picture. Thanks so much once again for your time and I apologize if this was addressed elsewhere, I spent a couple of hours trying to find the mention.

chuckrey:

Not a problem, thanks again. I do have one other question w/ respect to 1.5.8. Using Responsive Classic, have not added any other plugins, yet. Website is comfortpricefurniture.com

The slider looks perfect on the home page using desktop. However, when viewing from a mobile device, the slider image does not size to view the entire picture. Thanks so much once again for your time and I apologize if this was addressed elsewhere, I spent a couple of hours trying to find the mention.

Has anyone else ran into the issue of the slider not displaying the full slide from a mobile view?

You have some heights in your CSS as 100% they should be auto. Start there.

chuckrey:

Not a problem, thanks again. I do have one other question w/ respect to 1.5.8. Using Responsive Classic, have not added any other plugins, yet. Website is comfortpricefurniture.com

The slider looks perfect on the home page using desktop. However, when viewing from a mobile device, the slider image does not size to view the entire picture. Thanks so much once again for your time and I apologize if this was addressed elsewhere, I spent a couple of hours trying to find the mention.

It seems like you've already found the solution. Would you like to post what you had changed?

ideasgirl:

You have some heights in your CSS as 100% they should be auto. Start there.

Thank you so much for your response. I was able to resolve the issue by updating the responsive.css file for the classic responsive template. I did not update the stylesheet as it will impact the desktop view.
The following was added at approx line#19 with an emphasis on the bold text. I hope this helps someone else. Thanks again for your suggestion, it lead me in the right direction.

@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
.background-image {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: auto;}
.background-image__image {display: block;width: 100%;height: auto;-o-object-fit: cover;object-fit: cover;}
.swiper {width: 100%;height: 13vh;min-height: auto;max-height: auto;background-color: #46677b;}
.slideButton__text {font-size: .8rem;margin-bottom: 0;padding: 5px 5px;}

chuckrey:

Thank you so much for your response. I was able to resolve the issue by updating the responsive.css file for the classic responsive template. I did not update the stylesheet as it will impact the desktop view.
The following was added at approx line#19 with an emphasis on the bold text. I hope this helps someone else. Thanks again for your suggestion, it lead me in the right direction.

@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
.background-image {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: auto;}
.background-image__image {display: block;width: 100%;height: auto;-o-object-fit: cover;object-fit: cover;}
.swiper {width: 100%;height: 13vh;min-height: auto;max-height: auto;background-color: #46677b;}
.slideButton__text {font-size: .8rem;margin-bottom: 0;padding: 5px 5px;}

I want to update my current version of ZX Slideshow, running ZC 1.5.7.d but don't see the sql file in my downloaded zip file.

allmart:

I want to update my current version of ZX Slideshow, running ZC 1.5.7.d but don't see the sql file in my downloaded zip file.

Use the uninstall.sql from the old version (2.2 or whatever you have installed) and then simply upload the files for v3 as per the documentation (nothing special, just like other standard plugins). The installation will run when you log in to the admin. The install.sql doesn't exist anymore.

Could the method in the readme be used to add the slideshow to a div in the define_main_page? I have a need for a small image changer in there.

dbltoe:

Could the method in the readme be used to add the slideshow to a div in the define_main_page? I have a need for a small image changer in there.

Of course. Define Pages support php so you can simply add the block of code to insert the slideshow where you need it:

<?php //if(ZX_SLIDESHOW_STATUS == 'true') { ?>
        <?php require($template->get_template_dir('zx_slideshow.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/zx_slideshow.php'); ?>

Don't forget to remove it from tpl_index_default.php so you don't end up with 2 instances.