To insert a slideshow into Joomla

To insert a slideshow into Joomla

Joomla is a free and open-source content management system for creating Web-sites. It uses the PHP programming language and MySQL database. The fastest way to create a slideshow in Joomla, you can use a plugin. This extends the functionality of a website without the need of programming knowledge. You can customize parameters such as height, width, speed of photo transitions and background color of the slideshow plugin, to match the style of your site

• Download the "Simple Picture Slideshow" plugin (see resources link) and save it on your computer. the
• Open a browser and log in to the Joomla administration. This is located by entering the URL of your site followed by "/administration". Navigate to "extensions" and then "Install/Uninstall." Navigate to the location where you downloaded the plug-in, in the first step. Select the file and click "Upload file & Install." Next, install the plugin, the message "Plugin Installed successfully" is displayed. the
• Navigate to "extensions" and then "Plugin Manager". "Bretteleben.de Simple Picture Slideshow" and click to open the settings page. You can change the parameters, such as the slideshow displayed in your browser. You can use the default settings, or change the width, height and background color for your website-setup. You can activate the plugin by clicking on the "Enabled" radio button option with "Yes". the
• Navigate to "Site" then "media Manager" to upload photos for the slideshow. By default, the images are taken for the slide show are from the "/images/stories" folder in the root directory of the site. Go to this folder. Upload photos for the slideshow, with the file uploader, located at the bottom of the page. the
• Navigate to "extensions" then "Template Manager". Select the template that you use for the Website and click on the button "edit HTML" to edit the code, where you want to place the slideshow. Go to the location on the page where the slideshow is to appear, and paste the following code: {besps}simpleslideshow{/besps} Click on "Save". You open the page in a browser to see the slide show.