Hi there - love Flexslider, but several of my sites leverage the 'files as entities' model of the Media module (7.x-2.x branch). In this case, since files become fieldable entities, I can add explicit caption fields (as well as other fields to flag approval status, gallery/slideshow references, etc.) that are attached to the image itself instead of a node.

Currently, When I create a view of type 'file', and include the 'rendered file' as a field, the 'Flexslider' style plugin fails to detect that field as an image and fires the warning message ('Style FlexSlider requires an image field to be added.'). (Incidentally, the views slideshow plugin currently allows me to take this approach, although there are other issues with it, since that module is less developed at this point.)

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wafaa.yousef’s picture

wafaa.yousef commented

The same issue for me. Please advise

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mike@mbwservices.com commented

Ditto. I love files as entities, I love FlexSlider, they should love each other, too! But how? Been beating my head against the wall with this one... Anyone figure this out yet?

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Geijutsuka commented

Same here—I definitely want to be able to output a slideshow of individual image files.

Context: I put a boolean field on my image file type that's for marking individual image files to display on the front page... but the view can't format it as a flexslider slideshow (closest I can get is unordered list).

This one module would rule all slideshow modules (and in the darkness bind them) if it could do this. I'm not a great coder, but I'm good at troubleshooting/testing-let me know if I can help in any way in implementing this functionality.

Update:

I was able to make a slideshow of image files by installing the modules views slideshow and flexslider views slideshow. Format the display as a "Slideshow" and select "Flexslider" for the Slideshow Type. Also make sure to edit the *file* display settings in the file types settings (/admin/structure/file-types).

Hope this helps. (tempted to mark this as fixed...)

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amaria commented
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Status: Active » Closed (fixed)