Dynamic display block slideshow module for Drupal

Note: The following modules are used to create an Advanced Dynamic Display Block slideshow:

• Dynamic display block module (RC6)
• jQuery update module
• CCK module
• Views module
• filefield module
• imagefield module
• imageapi module
• imagecache (optional)

Download, install and enable required modules

1. Go to http://drupal.org/project/ddblock and download the latest version of Dynamic display block module.
2. Go to http://drupal.org/project/jquery_update and download the jQuery update module.
3. Go to http://drupal.org/project/cck and download the CCK module.
4. Go to http://drupal.org/project/views and download the Views module.
5. Go to http://drupal.org/project/filefield and download the filefield module.
6. Go to http://drupal.org/project/imagefield and download the imagefield module.
7. Go to http://drupal.org/project/imageapi and download the imageapi module.
8. Go to http://drupal.org/project/imagecache and download the imagecache module (optional, only if you want to use imagecache presets with your images).
9. Extract and copy these modules into the /sites/all/modules/ folder.
10. Note: Read the readme.txt and the install.txt files of these modules for further instructions.
11. Navigate to Administer > Site building > Modules and enable the modules by selecting the check boxes next to them.

Note: Enable the (sub)modules in the following order:

1. First enable the following (sub)modules.
   • CCK - content
   • ImageCache - ImageAPI
   • ImageCache - ImageCache (optional)
   • ImageCache - ImageAPI GD2 (optional, only if you enabled Imagecache - Imagecache.)
   • Imagecache - ImageCache UI (optional, only if you enabled Imagecache - Imagecache.)
   • User Interface - jQuery Update
   • Views - Views
2. Click Save configuration button.
3. Second enable (sub)modules which require the (sub)modules from step 1.
   • CCK - content copy
   • CCK - file field
   • CCK - Text
   • Others - Dynamic display block
   • Views - Views exporter
   • Views - Views UI
4. Click Save configuration button.
5. Third enable (sub)modules which require the (sub)modules from step 2.
   • CCK - Image Field
6. Click Save configuration button.

Note: Don't forget to run update.php, if you update one of your modules to a later version.

Set permissions

1. Configure the following permissions at Administer > User management > Permissions, for the anonymous users and/or authenticated users of your site:
1. ddblock module:
   • view dynamic display blocks
2. Click Save permission button at the bottom of the page.

Important:

• Download the Dynamic display block themes which are packed in the upright10-50.zip file
• Download and CCK and VIEWS export files and preprocess functions which are packed in the Export_files_V1.x.zip file (replace x by latest version)

at the Download page.

Install dynamic display block themes

The installation of the Dynamic display block themes can be found at:
http://ddblock.myalbums.biz/node/768

Install preprocess functions

The installation of the preprocess functions can be found at:
http://ddblock.myalbums.biz/node/765