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By parahumanoid on
Hi.
I am trying to get several of the uploaded images (Image module) to show in a slideshow set up with dynamic display blocks.
Has anyone done this? I want a block without title, no other stuff, but the images themselves.
Thanks for your pointers.
Alex.
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You should be able to do this
You should be able to do this using Views, if you have that installed. There are probably many other options - try searching the site for "image slideshow".
Could you elaborate?
Can you please elaborate on that? I will install views if necessary, but I'd like to understand what I am doing when I begin.
Dynamic display block module options
There are several options how you can use the dynamic display block module
If you want a slideshow with only images you can use:
(you can follow: Basic slideshow tutorial)
(you can follow: How to create a basic dynamic display block image slideshow with images from a folder created as node attachments)
(you can follow: How to create a basic dynamic display block image slideshow with links to other pages)
There is also a video tutorial available.
Hope this helps you further.
If you can not make it work or have more question, please make an issue in the issue queue so I can help you better.
Do you have experience with DDB?
The module is great, I use it myself. But is isn't that easy to implement and to use in your own ways might take some extra steps.
Have you followed the tutorials provided by the maintainers and checked the issue queue? I guess there are similar support requests so be sure to search all issues and not only the active ones. Finally, if the tutorials and old issues aren't enough you should repost this question in the queue. The maintainer is a great support guy and helped a lot of users.
That said, you still have to do some reading (and trying) on your own.
Forgot to mention
Views is necessary to use DDB correctly.
You really should hit the docs section provided by the maintainers and especially the tutorials (basic and advanced).
There are also some useful
There are some useful videos on YouTube - just search for Drupal Views to get started. I'd avoid doing a dynamic slideshow to start with - just see if you can do a simple gallery with the right content, and then it'll make more sense.
You also might want to try http://drupal.org/project/simpleviews to start - it gives a simplified interface to the Views module.
No, I am new to this module
No, I am new to this module and know next to nothing about it. Thank you for your tips. I'll explore the suggested material.
Alex.