Author plugin : David DONISA

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Plugin license type : GPL v2.0

GENERAL INFORMATION

PLUGIN DESCRIPTION :

With this plugin , you can display a customizable Flash Gallery , on your Wordpress website .

PLUGIN FEATURES :

You can set different options :

• a gallery identifier
• the plugin width
• the plugin height
• a magnifying glass
• the thumbnail images width
• the thumbnail border color
• the carousel radius
• the carousel horizontal position
• the carousel vertical position

You can use a « browse » button to select images and upload them on your server , knowing that the weight of large images is automatically reduced .

You can also remove images from your gallery :

1. either , in one go
2. or , on a case by case basis

TECHNICAL CONSTRAINSTS :

• Galleries ID must be integer values that are successive .
• Recommended Max image size to upload : 150 Ko .
• The maximum number of authorized uploads per gallery is 10 to avoid images overlapping , because of their elliptical orbit .
• The authorized images extensions are either png or jpg or jpeg .
• The full size images that are uploaded correspond only to given plugin width and plugin height .

Therefore, to be sure that the final result meets your expectations, be sure to fill in the « plugin width » and « plugin height » fields before you upload your images .

If you realize too late that you are not using the correct values of plugin width and plugin height, do not hesitate to use the procedure available in the plugin documentation , which allows you to remove images from your gallery , then correct the values of plugin width and plugin height and reimport your images .

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS :

• Wordpress 3.0.1 content management system ( CMS )
• PHP 5.2.5 or Higher is needed to create the XML file which contains the parameters to be passed to the Flash movieclip .
• Users must have a Flash player installed, which is able to read swf ( version 8 ) files .

PLUGIN INSTALLATION PROCEDURE :

1. PLUGIN INSTALLATION :

1. Download the Wordpress Carousel gallery plugin to your computer. from official Wordpress directory
2. Launch your web browser and connect you to your Wordpress blog
3. Click on the plugins menu
4. Click on the «Add New » button
5. Click on the «Upload » link
6. Use the « browse » button to select the plugin zip file that was downloaded
7. Click on the « Install Now » button
8. Once the plugin is installed, click on the «Activate plugin» button
9. The plugin is now ready to use !

To access it , click on the « settings » menu of the Wordpress admin panel , then , click on its « WP  donimedia carousel gallery » submenu .

2. QUICK START

Let us create our first gallery now , without regard to its advanced options .

1. Click on the « General settings » menu
2. Enter a unique gallery identifier ( integer value greater than 0 )
3. Click on the « Save the gallery » button
4. Click on the «Full size images settings» menu
5. Use the « browse » button to select an image , then click on the « Submit» button to download it on your server .
6. Repeat this procedure until all your images are uploaded . Attention : Max uploads = 10 ( to avoid images overlapping because of their elliptical orbit ) If you exceed this limit, a warning message will appear
7. To display Gallery 1 in your post , copy the following code and paste it into your post : [wp_gallery1][/wp_gallery1]
8. Once your web page is refreshed , you can see that your first gallery is ready to use !
9. You can adjust the width and height of the full size image to fit properly to your blog

3. ADVANCED OPTIONS :

You can customize your gallery by managing its advanced options .

[ “magnifying glass” option ]

By default , a magnifying glass is associated with the mouse cursor .

To remove it :

1. Click on the «Full size images settings» menu
2. Set the "magnifying glass" parameter value to "hidden"
3. Click on the «Submit» button

[ Thumbnail images width ]

1. Click on the «Thumbnail settings» menu
2. Enter an integer value in « Thumbnail images width » parameter field
3. Click on the «Submit» button

[ Thumbnail border color ]

1. Click on the «Thumbnail settings» menu
2. Enter an integer value in « Thumbnail border color » parameter field
3. Click on the «Submit» button