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Description:
The Dynamic display block module enables you to create blocks to present content in a dynamic way. For creating slideshow effects it uses the jQuery Cycle Plugin.

New!!! Must watch this! Basic slideshow video tutorial
Or in Japanese: 特定フォルダに存在するイメージファイルからスライドショーを作成する方法

Notes:

  • This tutorial is for version RC6 of the Dynamic display block module. Please upgrade to the latest version.
  • Before making comments or issues, please read the FAQ especially the trouble shooting part.
    When you have issues or comments, the preferred place to post them is in the issue queue of the project. The issue queue of the project is monitored daily.

Configuration:
There are many ways to specify content for the dynamic display block module:

  • A folder containing image files.
  • A node from a content type with multiple input.
  • CCK and Views.
  • CKK and Nodequeue.
  • An instance of any created block.

The Headerimage module or CCK and Views makes retrieving and displaying content with the dynamic display block module very flexible.

Several effects and other setting can be set in the configuration settings of the Dynamic display block module.

Examples:

For examples see the demo site: http://ddblock.myalbums.biz

The RC6 version of the Dynamic display block module support making more advanced blocks with CCK and Views like in the example above.

Also possible to create an advanced slideshow with embedded video from 3rd party sites.

Have a look with Embedded content slideshow example working on our themes site.

For more examples, have a look at examples page and Site using ddblock module using Advanced dynamic display block slideshow .

RC6 released with imagecache support (thanks to acouch) and new version of jcycle plugin (2.51) with multiple transition effects per slideshow.

Comments

Thu, 05/27/2010 - 02:35 — Didi (not verified)

Is there a way to move the

Is there a way to move the numerical navigation to the bottom or there a setting i am missing? Please kindly let me know how to move the navigation to the bottom of the slides (instead of how to stays on the top). Thanks

Sat, 05/29/2010 - 11:02 — admin

Re:Is there a way to move the

You can do this by adjusting the CSS.

Make the pager position absolute, position:absolute
Set top to just under the image, top:xxpx
Give a z-index of 100 to make the pager in the front, z-index:100
Display the pager as a block, display:block

.number-pager {
display:block;
position:absolute;
top:496px;
width:450px;
z-index:100;
}

Do you have a link to the slideshow on your Drupal site?
Hope this helps you further, please let me know.

Thu, 05/27/2010 - 00:39 — srinivasan (not verified)

Multiple Slideshows

I have installed DD block slide and it is working fine for creating single slide show.

Kindly let me know how to create multiple slide shows and display in the same node.

Thanks.

Srinivasan

Sat, 05/29/2010 - 10:41 — admin

Re: multiple slideshows

One of the option is to use PHP code in the body of a node.

To add a slideshow block you can have a look at the tutorial page: http://ddblock.myalbums.biz/node/769, Section: Place the advanced Dynamic display block in a Node.

Hope this helps you further, please let me know.

Wed, 05/12/2010 - 02:54 — iceman (not verified)

ddblock IE issues

It works perfect in Firefox, but I cant get it to work in IE. Any suggestions?

The HTML markups for ddblock slideshow doesnt show up in IE page source.

Tue, 05/25/2010 - 11:28 — admin

Re: ddblock IE issues

Please make an issue in the issue queue of the module, when you can not find the answer in the issue queue by searching on all issues.

Please give a link to the slideshow on your Drupal site, so I can help you better.

Sat, 03/20/2010 - 13:08 — zakir.gori

Simple slide show using ddblock

Hi
I made one video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMZ5dND3lSA
and i think this will help more people who just wanted to use simple slide show on their Drupal website.
Thanks
zakir gori

Fri, 02/06/2009 - 05:45 — Anonymous (not verified)

the "read more" does not work...

I did the tutorial... and I notice that when the slide goes to, say node 1, and I select the READMORE button, that is does nothing. I see in firefix that that node 1 is selected. just does nothing. I am going to look at the theme next, but I would image that there is a admin screen that will configure this. perhaps its in the CCK area?

Fri, 02/06/2009 - 16:36 — admin

Re: Read more does not work

This question is in the faq.

When I click on the read more button it doesn't go to the node itself but it just goes to the next slide. Why?

If you want to enable users to go to the nodeview of a slide with e.g. a read more... button, you have to disable the next setting in the configuration settings.

Hope this is the solution for you also