slideshow module?

5pieces has written a couple tutorials based around SlideShow Pro and Mono Slideshow.

Also, you could build your own around any number of methods using EE’s Gallery module.

thanks – but what I want is something that has text and photos in the slideshow. these seem to just have photos. also the workaround methods for ee’s gallery make it realy difficult for a non-techie to use. i want something that’s plug and play.ideas?

Both SlideShowPro and Mono Slideshow enable you to have captions. Are captions for each photo what you want? Typically captions are a sentence or two about the photo.

Another option is to set up a weblog with custom fields and have EE “feed” a custom solution. You could start with something like this javascript in your EE template(s) and then let custom weblog fields handle the rest. Once this is set-up, your writers couldn’t have it any easier. They will just use EE’s control panel or a SAEF prepared for slideshow management.

It really doesn’t get any better than that since those options are so good and solid. A “plug and play” module, like you find with many of the popular open source CMS’s, probably isn’t available with EE (that I am aware of). EE’s approach is slightly different and more flexible. Again, once the weblogs are set up to manage a slideshow, I’m sure your writers will find it very easy to manage.

I hope this was helpful.custom weblog fieldscustom weblog fields

Stephen,

i see you’ve been using using SmoothGallery ?

When we just finished implementing a way of posting monoslideshow just by ftp-ing jpegs, and entering a unique name in a custom field, i find SmoothGallery to be a lot more SEO friendly and probably lighter.

Any more tips on how difficult it was to implement this ?

L