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Squirrelcart v4.5.0

Slideshows - Product Slideshows

Overview

Product slideshows display images of your products, along with optional links to their pages, and captions.

Instructions

To create any slideshow, you need to follow the general instructions in the Creating and Modifying topic in this section. This topic explains how to use that guide specifically to create a product slideshow.

  1. Click the Modules > Slideshow > Slideshows link

     
  2. To add a new slideshow, click . To modify an existing slideshow, click the pen icon at the beginning of it's record row. (You can also click anywhere on the row to edit a record)
  3. To create a product slideshow that will display images for different products:
    You need to tell Squirrelcart how you want to choose your products for use with the slideshow. To do that, set the Show field to one of the following values:
    product images by category - This option allows you to select one or more categories. The products from those selected categories will be shown in your slideshow
    product images by selection - This option allows you to select one or more product records. The products selected will be shown in your slideshow

    To create a product slideshow to show images for a single product (via the Large Image, and Extra Image fields):
    Set the Show field to product images for one product
  4. After setting the Show field, you will see a field immediately below it to choose either Products or Categories. To select multiple values, hold down the CTRL key when selecting values (on a Mac, use the COMMAND key instead).
  5. If you wish to show captions for your slides, check the Show Captions field. Your product names will be used as the captions for each slide.
  6. If you wish to link the images to the corresponding product pages, check the Link to Products field.
  7. The Image Source Field field is used to tell Squirrelcart which product record image field you want to use as the source for your image files. Set it accordingly.
  8. Fill out the rest of the form fields, using the field descriptions in the Record Guide section of the Creating and Modifying topic as a guide.
  9. Click the Save and Preview Changes button 
  10. Upon saving the record, a preview of the slideshow will appear, along with code that can be used to display the slideshow in Squirrelcart or on any web page.
  11. If this is a new slideshow, you will need to add it's code to Squirrelcart or to a non-Squirrelcart web page. For instructions on doing this, see the Adding to a Page topic in this section.

 

 

 


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