[Implemented] Random Slideshow Order
egor
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Using the new SM: does anyone know how to make the homepage slideshow play images in random order? I thought sure there'd be the option in the "playback" tab, but "nope..."
I really don't want the slideshow to play images in the same order each and every time someone visits the site. Any CSS hacks that'll do the trick?
Thanks in advance.
http://ultrasomething.smugmug.com
-egor
I really don't want the slideshow to play images in the same order each and every time someone visits the site. Any CSS hacks that'll do the trick?
Thanks in advance.
http://ultrasomething.smugmug.com
-egor
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Have you ever seen a picture viewer with a slideshow option that didn't have a random option?
Instead we have to beg for it.
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:s85I just spent 3 months teaching myself enough HTML and CSS to customize my site, doing such things as extending the org hierarchy from 3 to 4 levels. Then, a week before going 'live', the new UI was announced. So far, my coding experiences (here and on many other huge IT projects) have really made me appreciate what a gargantuan task this is, and how, like when Apple re-wrote their OS from the ground up while Windows kept patching and adding on to their crumbling foundation, SmugMug has realized how intrinsically valuable this is to their long-term viability, truly architecting for future innovations.
That said, another big feature for which I inserted lots of code (thanks to jfriend and many others who helped) were stretchy slideshows that ALL have RANDOM STARTS and RANDOM PLAYBACK (not to mention many eye-catching, striking transitions). To my viewers/customers, this is a big reason for returning repeatedly: my site is ALWAYS FRESH and EVER-CHANGING!
As a business, being able to attract repeat customers has a HUGE impact on the bottom line. Up until this point, I've been thrilled with how quickly I've been able to create a beautiful new site, even planning to unveil by the end of this week ...
...... but now, I've stopped dead in my tracks .. I've got to either come up with others ways to keep my site fresh (most likely by manually changing other features to re-arrange content, which translates to less time for shooting), or hold off on unveiling. I know that the code to do this already exists here, and though it must be adapted to the new architecture, it's not like coding something new from scratch, and I've personally coded stuff like this on many large enterprise systems -- it should be a relatively easy and quick fix.
And while we are at it, slick transitions can not only attract people to my site, it can be another differentiator for SM, as well.
So, how fast can we make it so?
The excellence of the new architecture is already facilitating accelerated implementation of (overlooked) 'features'. I throw down the gauntlet: Show us how fast AND thorough the 'new' SmugMug can be!
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I'm using the keyword option for the slideshow and keep adding more shots with the appropriate keyword, but it's slow and time consuming (and you can only use one keyword - add another and nothing appears at all!).
Please can we have this basic facility back again?
Geoff
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The simple solution to this is to use a smart gallery as the source for your slideshow. This will allow you to search for more than one keyword. Of course with these searches the lack of a random option in the slideshow is even more glaring.
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SmugMug - Any news for us on getting our random slideshow back? Will it happen or not? I've seen lots of requests but can't find any SM response to those requests - Just the sound of silence.
Have your slide shows play in the same repetitive order time after time is a big step back on what we had before.
Thanks.
And yet there has never been even one acknowledgment by smugmug that this is a glaring step backwards.
There has been no promise that it will be attended to. What's up with this?
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With the issue of adding random to the homepage slideshow all there is is silence.
EDIT: ditto for the two previous posts.
Hi Anna Lisa,
We do have heroes that help me here on DGrin, but they have had to pay attention to the box, while I handle most of the DGrin threads. This is known, this is in the hands of the product department. I want it just as much as you do
I will let you know when I have more information regarding this.
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"Box"?? What's "the box"? Sorry, I may be dull, but I pondered this for some time & then gave up guessing! Anyway, glad to hear it's at least "wanted". Just have to hope it'll happen.
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