Comments on: How to make NextGEN Smooth Gallery link to any URL (or fake a flash banner)

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:34:39 +0000

You can insert it into your index.php file or into a blog post/page.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:46:05 +0000

Thanks for the code and the tips! I’m not sure exactly where I need to insert this code, though. I have my gallery on my homepage. Do I insert this code on my index.php document or on one of the smooth gallery files?

By: Danyo

Danyo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:05:51 +0000

This works great thanks!

one question though! is it possible to have the images linking, and also the arrows visible to slide to the next image? I have tested this but it seems to only work with one or the other?

Any suggestion would be a great help!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:45:26 +0000

It has been awhile – I would’ve tried changing the value to true too. Looking through the code, your script should look something like:

” function startGallery_3() {
var myGallery = new gallery($(“myGallery_3″), { timed: false, showCarousel: true, showInfopane: false, showArrows: true, embedLinks: true, slideInfoZoneOpacity: 0.80, textShowCarousel: “Pictures” });

document.getElementById(“myGallery_3″).style.display = “block”;
myGallery.toggleCarousel(); }
window.addEvent(“domready”, startGallery_3);
”

Use CSS to center it by adding a margin or padding.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:39:47 +0000

Hi Jason,

Thanks for the info. I know that it has been a while you have dealt with this; but do you have any idea how to make the carousel work with this code. I tried to set the carousel value to true, but when I do that nothing at all shows up. Also, any idea how to center the slide show on the page. I am a newbie to this stuff, so any guidance will be greatly appreciated.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:01:42 +0000

It works in my theme by putting the code directly into a text widget – but this may depend on your theme.

To add the code into your template files do the following from your WordPress admin backend:

Click on the Appearance menu -> then click on the Editor link.

Select the theme you want to work on from the drop-down menu on the right. Click on the template file you want to add the code in. Sidebar.php for the sidebar, page.php for a page, and header.php for the header and top area of the theme. You will have to add the code in the appropriate area of the theme and update the file.

Alternatively, I found a plugin a few days after I blogged this post that will let you make one instance of a slideshow with links. Check out WP-Cycle.

I’m going to make a write up in a few days

By: Deyson

Deyson — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:38:43 +0000

Thank you for helping out with the link issue for smooth gallery, My question is where exactly would I put this code? I see widget and Template files, but I have no clue on how to do that.

Thank you