What are my options for a slideshow package (paid or free) that enables me to add a slideshow to my homepage or any page for that matter?
I'm thinking about switching over our company to using Umbraco for our future projects. Looked through the Packages section and Google for slideshow or photo gallery packages but couldn't find many.
There is no slideshow package because you can't create a slideshow general for all sites. You need a markup for a slideshow and backend settings and razor code that will render everything.
Thanks for the info. Can you or someone else please share a link or explain shortly why sometimes it's not possible to build packages that work on wide variety of sites similar to other CMS like WordPress?
I would like to know when I should build my own stuff and when to rely on ready made packages.
As Matthew just said, it's possible to do a package, but you need to change markup in any case, so there is no huge benefit of installing such a package.
It's almost the same time spend to install such package and adjust markup or do it manually.
Slideshow package
What are my options for a slideshow package (paid or free) that enables me to add a slideshow to my homepage or any page for that matter?
I'm thinking about switching over our company to using Umbraco for our future projects. Looked through the Packages section and Google for slideshow or photo gallery packages but couldn't find many.
Thanks!
Hi Mite
There is no slideshow package because you can't create a slideshow general for all sites. You need a markup for a slideshow and backend settings and razor code that will render everything.
It's super easy to do yourself, just have a look at some tutorial like this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IxdIlMmJrM and do it
Thanks,
Alex
Hey Alex,
Thanks for the info. Can you or someone else please share a link or explain shortly why sometimes it's not possible to build packages that work on wide variety of sites similar to other CMS like WordPress?
I would like to know when I should build my own stuff and when to rely on ready made packages.
Hi Mite,
A slider package is possible to create. Just be aware that its not going to perfectly fit your frontend view, as its not part of a template
https://our.umbraco.com/packages/backoffice-extensions/uskyslider/
Please note I have never used this but wanted to show they do exist.
Matt
As Matthew just said, it's possible to do a package, but you need to change markup in any case, so there is no huge benefit of installing such a package.
It's almost the same time spend to install such package and adjust markup or do it manually.
Thanks,
Alex
Hi Mite,
As everyone has said. A slideshow package for the front end really depends on specific markup.
At uSkinned we provide slideshows as one of the many components included with our themes.
You can check out our examples here:
https://uskinned.net
Disclaimer: I am one of the developers at uSkinned.
Cheers,
Marc
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