Joomla Drupal modules

Scroll article excerpt

September 17, 2011 | Posted by: admin | Joomla Plugin | 11 Comments

Scroll article excerpt Joomla module create the information reel in the website, this scroller contain the article title and article excerpt. It is scrolling like reel. This plugin is very useful to show your promotion, important article to the user.

Feature of this plugin

• Easy installation.
• Option to set number of article to scroll.
• Scrolling so it occupies less space.
• Option to choose category.
• Option to select order.

See the Live Demo on sidebar. if you want to use your own content on the scroll use Information Reel Joomla module.

Installation and configuration

• Download the Scroll article excerpt module from the download location.
• Log into the administrator section of your site.
• Go to Extensions → Extension Manager.
• Browse and upload the available zip file.
• Install module by pressing “Upload File & Install” button.

Creating a new module instance

In your Joomla admin go to the module manager (Extensions → Module Manager in your admin menu). You should see the module Scroll article excerpt listed among the others. Simply click on the module name to open the module editor.

If you cannot find an instance of your new module, click the new button. The new Scroll article excerpt module should be listed among the types available, select Scroll article excerpt which will create a new instance.

Module style

If you want to do any css changes for this module, you can use this style class.

.sae_link {
padding-left:5px;
padding-right:5px;
font-size:14px;
font-weight:bold;
}
.sae_excerpt {
padding-left:5px;
padding-right:5px;
}

Module parameters

Height : Height of the single article title in the scroll.

Display no: No of title you want to display in the scroll at the same time.

Excerpt length: Enter the excerpt length.

Category id: Give the category id you wish to select the articles. Multiple categories can be separated by coma.

No of items: No of items to display.

Order field by: Field to sort.

Order by: Sorting order.

No of chars: No of chars to display, leave 0 for all characters.

Use joomla cache: Set to Yes if you need to enable joomla cache for this module.

Joomla parameters

Title : It is essential to set a title for the module.

Position : The position on the page where the module will be displayed.

Status : The module needs to be published in order for it to display.

Module Assignment : Assign the module to all pages.

Module admin screen

The right hand column displays parameters that are specific to your module Scroll article excerpt.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How to update number of article to scroll?

In the setting page we have option to update this number.

Q2. How many number of recent article title will display at same time?

In default it will show 5. In the setting page we have option to update this number.

Q3. Why only few characters display in scroll excerpt?

In default it will show only 180 characters. In the setting page we have option to update this number.

Download location

http://www.gopiplus.com/extensions/download/

Donation

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