How to Create Views Slideshow on Drupal7?

This is not a critical issue. There is tutorial about how to setup views slide show.
But surely you need to have a bit of views knowledge at least how views works.

I just finished creating a version 3 tutorial give it a shot.

http://drupal.org/node/1023940

That's great, but how about the main part the thumbnail setup?
In Drupal7 thumbnail configuration is not available or totally different configuration comparing to version6.
The module comes with only one plug-in that is cycle, no thumbnail or other style options.
So please give a brief explanation of thumbnail settings.

Added additional info for pagers.

Hi Friends,

I have created a detailed tutorial about Views Slideshow module on Drupal7.
You can see it here, How to Create Views Slideshow on Drupal7?also please feel free to write comments and other issues you overcome while creating.

Best Wishes.

Thank you this is really appreciated. I'll add a link to the home page and documentation.

Ciril, i tried your tutorial but it is a horrible read. way to much underlines and blodness, is there maybe a screencast?

I will create a screen cast on this Saturday! with the latest views module.
I hope everything will turn out well.

I will post back here one I have completed.

Regards,
Ciril Tomy Tharayil
Tokyo, Japan

Dear lasac,

Please see my updated tutorial to create and configure this fantastic module so easily for time being.
You can see it here, How to Create Views Slideshow on Drupal7?also please feel free to write comments and other issues you overcome while creating.

Stay tuned for the video tutorial on coming Saturday!
Best Wishes.

the module is very nice, totally true. I got it working but when reading your tutorial you mention the link_module, and that is not necessary (d7), in d7 views we have the path field which returns the (absolute) path.

Dear Friend lasac,

Have you ever wanted your slider to link to a separate page or even to an another site?
If so how do you do without this link field?

If you try to use the path field it helps only for the internal pages only! (I believe so).
There were many users asked me an option like this with link module and that's why I created it.

If you could use the path field to connect to an external url please share it with me too.
I would love to learn that trick.

Regards,
Ciril Tomy Tharayil
Tokyo, Japan

Ah ok, got it. Thanks. I didn't used the slider this way, i only link in my website but we could offcourse just create a new cck field for the external page.

Hi everybody! I have D7 and i setup slideshow perfectly, the view page shows ok but i want to make it block, i add the block display like in drupal 6 and add to the region i want and in specific page i want but this block is not showing, do you have the solution? i dont know why is not showing, im trying to check missconfigurations but i dont find the error, i apreciate your help! thanks to all.

CB

Dear Friend,

Please check this new video tutorial,
http://www.brightwebsitedesign.com/how-to-install-and-setup-views-slides... it will help you to solve all our issues.

Note: To display thumbnails inline add these CSS codes in your themes style sheet. Make necessary changes.

Best Wishes
Ciril Tomy Tharayil
Tokyo, Japan

Hi your creation is good, thanks. But i am having an error. It displays only first image and slideshow is not working. But I see in Firebug in Console while loading page this error in sites\all\modules\views_slideshow\contrib\views_slideshow_cycle\js\views_slideshow_cycle.js:

$(settings.targetId).cycle is not a function
[Break on this error] $(settings.targetId).cycle(settings.opts);

how to rectify the error. help me
Thanks in advance

I had this problem for few weeks, I searched and try everything and was about to give up and try another module, and then it hit me...

When I downloaded the library from http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/download.html, there were 2 options. I used the lite one, assuming it will work.

What works for me finally was when I:
1. Downloaded the full version https://raw.github.com/malsup/cycle/master/jquery.cycle.all.js, renamed it to jquery.cycle.all.min.js, and placed it in sites/all/libraries/jquery.cycle
2. Followed the instructions on the tutorial by Ciril Tharayil, at http://www.brightwebsitedesign.com/how-to-install-views-slideshow-module...

Hope this can help.

Shai

Regarding #17, I recommend instead of renaming the file, if on a Linux computer, create a symbolic link like this:

ln -s jquery.cycle.all.js jquery.cycle.all.min.js

This at time goes by might prove more flexible for development scenarios or some other module that expects to see the original file and so on. Probably even better, minify the file and place the minified file with the name jquery.cycle.all.min.js along side the original file.

#17 should/will work, this just gives you more flexibility over the longer term.

Hi Ciril, the link you posted to your How To video is not working. By the way, when you say Link Field module, are you referring to Linked Field, Link Image Field or Menu Link (Field)? I can't seem to find the module exactly named "Link Field". Thanks.

vinmarv - search YouTube using the same title ("how-to-install-views-slideshow-module").

The tutorial is excellent by the way.

Thanks Cyril! :)

Hi all,

for me the slideshow works but I am stuck with a white space above the slides.

This white space is reserved for the node title (required). I could hide the title but I need
this white space to be eliminated.

Anyone knows how to do this?

Thanks ahead!

Shai,

Your answer just saved me!

Thanks,
David

Fixed the URL http://www.brightwebsitedesign.com/how-to-install-and-setup-views-slides...
I mean link field module. http://drupal.org/project/link

Hope that helps you.

I know I am still a rook in the Drupal World (1 week..) but this slideshow thing drove me crazy for the past day...
The WEIRD thing is that it works locally, but on my website it wasn't! THE SAME CODE...
But your tutorial (DinhDesigns) REALLY helped me, and BAM, the slideshow is working again on my website...
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU...I made this account just to THANK YOU!
PEACE...

Thank you so much Ciril Tomy Tharayil from Tokyo. Your video tutorial just saved my life here in Brazil.