{"id":44575,"date":"2015-03-17T03:40:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T07:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=44575"},"modified":"2017-07-25T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:42:39","slug":"joomla-3-x-how-to-set-up-and-configure-a-slider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/joomla-3-x-how-to-set-up-and-configure-a-slider.html","title":{"rendered":"Joomla 3.x. How to set up and configure a slider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<p>This tutorial will show you how to set up and configure a slider in Joomla 3.x.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=otWijzgtHlo?width=1280&amp;height=720\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\">Joomla 3.x. How to set up and configure a slider<\/a><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<p> On the screenshot below you can see a website where we will add a slider: <\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_1_create_slider_joomla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_1_create_slider_joomla-300x226.png\" alt=\"screen_1_create_slider_joomla\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_1_create_slider_joomla-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_1_create_slider_joomla-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_1_create_slider_joomla-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_1_create_slider_joomla.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p> First, you will need to create a slider category. <\/p>\r\n<p>Navigate to <strong>Content -> Categories <\/strong> add new category, e.g. <em>&#8220;Slider&#8221;<\/em>:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_2_create_slider_joomla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_2_create_slider_joomla-300x228.png\" alt=\"screen_2_create_slider_joomla\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_2_create_slider_joomla-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_2_create_slider_joomla-150x114.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_2_create_slider_joomla-1024x779.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_2_create_slider_joomla.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p> Then you will need to create articles and assign them to the category created above.<\/p>\r\n<p> Go to Joomla admin panel <strong>Content -> Articles <\/strong> add new one.<\/p>\r\n<p> Put your title and assign article to the new created category slider.<\/p>\r\n<p>In the image options add your image that will be shown in the slider.<\/p>\r\n<p> Create as many articles as you need to be shown in slider (image that you assign to every certain article): <\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_3_create_slider_joomla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_3_create_slider_joomla-300x226.png\" alt=\"screen_3_create_slider_joomla\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_3_create_slider_joomla-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_3_create_slider_joomla-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_3_create_slider_joomla-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_3_create_slider_joomla.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n <\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p> Go to your Joomla admin panel <strong>Extensions -> Module Manager<\/strong>, click <strong>Add new<\/strong>. Select type of module <strong>Image Swoop<\/strong>. Put title of the module, select  and assign your new created category <strong>Slider<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Chose options that you need: <strong>Image &#8211; Show, Article Title &#8211; Show<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_4_created_slider_joomla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_4_created_slider_joomla-300x226.png\" alt=\"screen_4_created_slider_joomla\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_4_created_slider_joomla-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_4_created_slider_joomla-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_4_created_slider_joomla-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_4_created_slider_joomla.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n  <\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Click <strong>Module Assignment<\/strong> tab, select pages where you need your module to be shown.<\/p>\r\n<p>On <strong>Image Swoop Settings<\/strong> tab put the <strong>Height<\/strong> and <strong>Min height<\/strong> values:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_5_creates_slider_joomla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_5_creates_slider_joomla-300x224.png\" alt=\"screen_5_creates_slider_joomla\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_5_creates_slider_joomla-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_5_creates_slider_joomla-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_5_creates_slider_joomla-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen_5_creates_slider_joomla.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n  <\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Check your site, please. Slider is shown:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen6_created_slider_jooomla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen6_created_slider_jooomla-300x227.png\" alt=\"screen6_created_slider_jooomla\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-44581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen6_created_slider_jooomla-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen6_created_slider_jooomla-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen6_created_slider_jooomla-1024x777.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/screen6_created_slider_jooomla.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n   <\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Thank you for watching our tutorial. 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