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[kwest1216 Friend kwest1216Join date: January 2008Posts: 5Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#171348

Is there a way to have my ja contentslider items link to an external URL?

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#430953

Hi kwest1216!
In order to do this, use the slider with the content, not a folder.

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[matgray87 Friend matgray87Join date: November 2011Posts: 159Downloads:0Uploads:17 Thanks: 33 Thanked: 8 times in 1 posts]

#434132

<em>@Blaine 290847 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi kwest1216!
In order to do this, use the slider with the content, not a folder.</blockquote>

Do you mean by linking through a category? Doing this still links to an article, not an external url even though the image (within the article) is linked to the url…
For example, I need to use it as a partners logo slider, and click on each logo to take you to their site…

Thanks,
Matt

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#434703

Write description content using HTML code according to below syntax:


<h3>Your Title</h3>
<p><a href="URL path to external link" title="Mouseover Description"><img style="width: XXpx; height: YYpx; border: 0;" src="Path to image" alt="Text Description"></a></p>
<p>Your Description</p>

in the Link URL, enter the complete external link, including the http://www

[matgray87 Friend matgray87Join date: November 2011Posts: 159Downloads:0Uploads:17 Thanks: 33 Thanked: 8 times in 1 posts]

#434925

Hi Blaine…where is the description content field – I can’t see it within the Content Slider module? Should I be sourcing from content, K2 or folder?
Thanks,
Matt

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#434932

Hi matgray87,

I think Blaine has given you the description that is in Slideshow not contentslider.

I asked this question about a month ago as I wanted to link to a different internal url. I don’t think it can be done. :((

Hopefully I’ll be proved wrong! 😀

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#435231

It is just meant as example code for how to format the syntax for the linking.
It is not a currently available standard option in the contentslider as of now, but you may use the linking option as a work around by adding to the articles created.

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#437539

I have the same problems too – spent a long time finding out, I thought I was doing something wrong…… Is there any news about this? I want to make a contentslider with logos of our partners and then link their sites directly…… I think it is very annoying that this cannot be done. Hopefully there is another way?

Kind regards,
Jans Hindrik

<em>@Blaine 296551 wrote:</em><blockquote>It is just meant as example code for how to format the syntax for the linking.
It is not a currently available standard option in the contentslider as of now, but you may use the linking option as a work around by adding to the articles created.</blockquote>

[matgray87 Friend matgray87Join date: November 2011Posts: 159Downloads:0Uploads:17 Thanks: 33 Thanked: 8 times in 1 posts]

#437540

Try using Image Scroller instead http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-a-images/images-slideshow/image-mootools-slideshow/11978

Choose an image directory, select type of link ‘URL’, and then link the images to a URL in the following way:

“http://URL”|”TOOLTIP”|”IMAGE.jpg” (without the “”, but make sure you use the | separator

Start each image description on a new line.

Cheers,
Matt

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[janshindrik Friend janshindrikJoin date: December 2011Posts: 15Downloads:0Uploads:1 Thanks: 7 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#437544

Thank you Matt,
this works – allthough I find it very disappointing that I have to use a module outside of Joomlart to do this. And though it works, this Image Scroller, I have problems with the quality of the logo’s – but I guess I can work that out – and now when people click on the logo, they disappear from my site – I wanted them to open our partners site omn a new page. But maybe I can work that out too. Thanks anyway for helping me out!
Kind regards,
Jans Hindrik

[matgray87 Friend matgray87Join date: November 2011Posts: 159Downloads:0Uploads:17 Thanks: 33 Thanked: 8 times in 1 posts]

#437545

It is a bit of a shame that joomlart can’t do it…
To open in a new window, there’s an option ‘Target link’ (select New Window).
With regard to the quality of the logos – choose a standard size frame, e.g. 300x200px, and make each logo fit to the best fit within that frame…

Cheers,
Matt

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#437558

Matt, thanks again. Indeed, I overlooked the Target link – a bit too focused, I believe….. Things will work out. But still, this would be a good thing for the Joomlart developers…..

Kind regards,
Jans Hindrik

[Blaine Friend BlaineJoin date: August 2007Posts: 1443Downloads:0Uploads:25 Thanks: 98 Thanked: 177 times in 154 posts]

#437637

Might I suggest you guys suggest it to them.
From the forum you can make it a “premium user ticket” and select “feature”.
Then just put this suggestion, along with a link tot his thread in there to better explain!
Thanks!
User input is what gets things done!

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#437656

Hi Blaine,
I followed your suggestion. Hopefully I did it right, not so experienced in the ‘Forum’ thing – and honestly too busy with the templates to read all the information about the forum. But it is very useful if you know where to look……

Kind regards,
Jans Hindrik

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