Formally known as the News Slider stack, the new Stackslider is a fairly clever piece of kit which enables you to cycle through a group of stacks using a basic stop-start animation effect. The stack runs in an infinite loop, so stacks which get hidden at the top get append back onto the bottom of the slider, so the whole thing goes around like the steps on a escalator. This basic stop-start animation is certainly a lot less distracting, compared with a continual scroll. A bonus feature is that if you hover over the stack slider with your mouse courser, it pauses so you can read the content or click links.

This latest version builds in several feature requests. Firstly instead of having to specify how many list items you want to display, you can go ahead and drop in as many stacks as you want (in any order) and drag and drop stacks to reorder them easily. New default settings that Stacks 2.0 provides enable you to apply padding, margins, borders, backgrounds and even rounded corners, onto each stack you drop in.

Note If you are looking for a stack which is capable of sliding Atom, RSS or XML news feeds, take a look at the new FeedSlider stack. FeedSlider is based on the StackSlider stack, but scrolls news items, rather than stacks.

Examples

Setup

1. Once installed, drag and drop a copy of the SliderStack into your stacks page.
2. Drag and drop further stacks into the placeholder container shown. Each of these stacks becomes an induvidual 'module' of the slider.
3. On the stacks you drag and drop into the StackSlider, you can customise aspects of styling such as padding, margins, borders, backgrounds and rounded corners, using the default stack settings shown in the settings panel.
4. Optionally, you can also customise settings relating to the SliderStack, such as the pause interval, fade speed and container height.
5. If you want to use the StackSlider in a non-stacks page or place it into a banner or siderbar region, you can set the page to be hidden under the RapidWeaver Page Inspector and import your SliderStack into the desired page using PlusKit.

System Requirements

This stack uses API 4, and therefore requires Stacks 2.1 or later and RapidWeaver 5. Both should already be installed and activated before you download the stack. This stack probably will not function in older versions of the Stacks plugin, and could exhibit bugs or difficult installation. Be sure to check your system specifications very carefully, before making a donation or purchase.