Presentation effects

Note: As of June 28, 2011 we are no longer supporting SlidePress or selling the SlideShowPro Player SWF product it uses. For legacy users we are keeping this support documentation online. If you have any questions or concerns click the 'Email support staff' link in the left column.

By default, SlidePress presents slideshows inline your blog posts and pages. You do however have the option of launching your slideshows in a ThickBox Javascript modal window. Here's how.

Step one: turning on effect

Click on the "Setup" link in the SlidePress admin box, and look for the "Presentation Effects" area. Check the box next to "ThickBox Mode".

Step two: embed slideshow using unique markup

To use an effect you have to use a different embed markup than the one SlidePress publishes for you when selecting / creating galleries in the edit post interface. Copy/paste the following into your blog post/page:

[slidepress thickbox='gallery_id' title='mytitle' image='mypreviewurl']

Step three: edit parameters

With the markup in your post, edit the following parameters:

gallery_id - This is the ID of the SlidePress gallery you wish to launch. To obtain the ID, click on the "Manage Gallery" link in the SlidePress admin box. The left column displays the IDs.

mytitle (optional) - The text entered here will display at the top of the ThickBox window. If no title is entered, the SlidePress Gallery Name will be inserted.

mypreviewurl (optional) - An absolute URL (http://) to the image you'd like to use in the post to launch ThickBox from.

Page last modified by tdominey on August 17, 2010, at 11:28 AM