Adding a gallery to custom blocks mod

[S Mac]

I've successfully added the custom blocks mod and now have a footer at the bottom of my forum. I've added ads from Adsense and I'd also like to incorporate a gallery in the centre of the footer. I want a rotating gallery if there is one. I've asked for support from the creator of the mod and this was his response: "I do not know... May be copied in footer block PHP code that displays images."

So, can someone tell me how to do this? Please?

[mashby]

This is still outside the normal support, but I'll ask some questions anyway. What do you mean by rotating gallery?

[S Mac]

Hi, I mean I want the pictures to change periodically (automatically). Don't know if this is possible? And I wasn't sure where else to post this. I've tried the mod's support topic & don't have permission to post in the general mod support section for some reason. Thanks

[mashby]

I see now. This is really more a coding thing than anything else. Do you have an example of where you see one of these? I have something on my home page that does this. I've moved this topic to a more suitable location as well.

[Kindred]

If you have AEVA - someone posted a very nice rotating image script over on the wedge site....

[S Mac]

Thanks. I've just looked at your website. I don't want anything that fancy. I just want say, two rows of medium sized pictures that change over automatically every once in a while. Funny enough, I can't find an example now I'm looking for one. I'll have another look & see if I can find something.

[S Mac]

OK, how would I incorporate Aeva into my footer block? I'm guessing it's not easy...

[Kindred]

I can't get to the wedge site from my office computer...  but I know someone posted a script along with the code to drop into a portal block - probably about a year ago.

I used it for a while on 40Konline, but it ended up being a little too resource intensive for the ancient server we we running at the time.

[S Mac]

OK. So where am I looking? Do I start a new thread asking for a script/code to add to the portal block? Or am I asking for this wedge thingamajig?

[Kindred]

wedge is a fork of SMF. It is being made by the creator of aeva...  which is why there is some aeva stuff over there....

do a search

[S Mac]

OK, so I'm back on this...I want to add a gallery. I've looked over on Wedge, which'll be great once it's all done but I don't think it's all finished yet? Anyway I think the aeva one'll do the trick for my purposes. Would you mind taking a quick squizz at my site & telling me if I can add the mod in a small square to the top, between the logo & ad, without  messing around with all the coding? And is aeva safe to use, since they've stopped working on it? Thanks

[S Mac]

Doh. Sorry, website is www.blackbeautyhaircareforum.org.uk/forum (yeh, it's a bit of a mouthful)

[Arantor]

That depends on your definition of 'great'. There are a number of things I personally find distasteful about the code, including the bits I wrote.

Aeva is safe to use as far as I know, though some of the things about it are not the most efficient they could be.

[S Mac]

Thanks. My definition of 'great' probably isn't the same as yours, being ignorant in these matters...so will I just be able to install aeva in that section of the website without trying to mess about with the coding & inevitably spending many frustrating hours trying to make it work?

[Arantor]

No. Some coding will absolutely be required since Aeva - and all the other galleries - don't magically just appear in custom blocks.

[S Mac]

That's a real shame OK, so what do I do? Pls could you direct me to this coding I'll need. I'm told it's over on wedge...

[Arantor]

I don't even know if the coding on Wedge is in a readily usable format for you.

Not to mention that after the increasing levels of tension I won't even go back to wedge.org.

[S Mac]

Oh. Awkard. Erm...what do I do? Do I have to ask someone to write a code or is there another one?

[vbgamer45]

I have a gallery mod as well. I could write some code to display images in a custom block if needed.

[Kindred]

found it...


http://wedge.org/off/7549/slideshows/msg281669/#msg281669

slideshow code for a custom block

If you just want a simple image per load - then THAT code is in the Aeva thread here...