#Introducing bxSlider 4.0 ##The fully-loaded, responsive jQuery content slider
###Why should I use this slider?
- Fully responsive - will adapt to any device
- Horizontal, vertical, and fade modes
- Slides can contain images, video, or HTML content
- Full callback API and public methods
- Small file size, fully themed, simple to implement
- Browser support: Firefox, Chrome, Safari, iOS, Android, IE7+
- Tons of configuration options
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Written by: Steven Wanderski - http://stevenwanderski.com
Let's get on with it!
##Installation
###Step 1: Link required files
First and most important, the jQuery library needs to be included (no need to download - link directly from Google). Next, download the package from this site and link the bxSlider CSS file (for the theme) and the bxSlider Javascript file.
<!-- jQuery library (served from Google) -->
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<!-- bxSlider Javascript file -->
<script src="/js/jquery.bxslider.min.js"></script>
<!-- bxSlider CSS file -->
<link href="/lib/jquery.bxslider.css" rel="stylesheet" />###Step 2: Create HTML markup
Create a <ul class="bxslider"> element, with a <li> for each slide. Slides can contain images, video, or any other HTML content!
<ul class="bxslider">
<li><img src="/images/pic1.jpg" /></li>
<li><img src="/images/pic2.jpg" /></li>
<li><img src="/images/pic3.jpg" /></li>
<li><img src="/images/pic4.jpg" /></li>
</ul>###Step 3: Call the bxSlider
Call .bxslider() on <ul class="bxslider">. Note that the call must be made inside of a $(document).ready() call, or the plugin will not work!
$(document).ready(function(){
$('.bxslider').bxSlider();
});##Configuration options
###General
mode
Type of transition between slides
default: 'horizontal'
options: 'horizontal', 'vertical', 'fade'
speed
Slide transition duration (in ms)
default: 500
options: integer
slideMargin
Margin between each slide
default: 0
options: integer
startSlide
Starting slide index (zero-based)
default: 0
options: integer
randomStart
Start slider on a random slide
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
slideSelector
Element to use as slides (ex. 'div.slide').
Note: by default, bxSlider will use all immediate children of the slider element
default: ''
options: jQuery selector
infiniteLoop
If true, clicking "Next" while on the last slide will transition to the first slide and vice-versa
default: true
options: boolean (true / false)
hideControlOnEnd
If true, "Next" control will be hidden on last slide and vice-versa
Note: Only used when infiniteLoop: false
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
easing
The type of "easing" to use during transitions. If using CSS transitions, include a value for the transition-timing-function property. If not using CSS transitions, you may include plugins/jquery.easing.1.3.js for many options.
See http://gsgd.co.uk/sandbox/jquery/easing/ for more info.
default: null
options: if using CSS: 'linear', 'ease', 'ease-in', 'ease-out', 'ease-in-out', 'cubic-bezier(n,n,n,n)'. If not using CSS: 'swing', 'linear' (see the above file for more options)
captions
Include image captions. Captions are derived from the image's title attribute
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
ticker
Use slider in ticker mode (similar to a news ticker)
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
tickerHover
Ticker will pause when mouse hovers over slider. Note: this functionality does NOT work if using CSS transitions!
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
adaptiveHeight
Dynamically adjust slider height based on each slide's height
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
adaptiveHeightSpeed
Slide height transition duration (in ms). Note: only used if adaptiveHeight: true
default: 500
options: integer
touchEnabled
If true, slider will allow touch swipe transitions
default: true
options: boolean (true / false)
swipeThreshold
Amount of pixels a touch swipe needs to exceed in order to execute a slide transition. Note: only used if touchEnabled: true
default: 500
options: integer
video
If any slides contain video, set this to true. Also, include plugins/jquery.fitvids.js
See http://fitvidsjs.com/ for more info
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
useCSS
If true, CSS transitions will be used for horizontal and vertical slide animations (this uses native hardware acceleration). If false, jQuery animate() will be used.
default: true
options: boolean (true / false)
###Pager
pager
If true, a pager will be added
default: true
options: boolean (true / false)
pagerType
If 'full', a pager link will be generated for each slide. If 'short', a x / y pager will be used (ex. 1 / 5)
default: 'full'
options: 'full', 'short'
pagerShortSeparator
If pagerType: 'short', pager will use this value as the separating character
default: ' / '
options: string
pagerSelector
Element used to populate the populate the pager. By default, the pager is appended to the bx-viewport
default: ''
options: jQuery selector
pagerCustom
Parent element to be used as the pager. Parent element must contain a <a data-slide-index="x"> element for each slide. See example here. Not for use with dynamic carousels.
default: null
options: jQuery selector
buildPager
If supplied, function is called on every slide element, and the returned value is used as the pager item markup.
See examples for detailed implementation
default: null
options: function(slideIndex)
###Controls
controls
If true, "Next" / "Prev" controls will be added
default: true
options: boolean (true / false)
nextText
Text to be used for the "Next" control
default: 'Next'
options: string
prevText
Text to be used for the "Prev" control
default: 'Prev'
options: string
nextSelector
Element used to populate the "Next" control
default: null
options: jQuery selector
prevSelector
Element used to populate the "Prev" control
default: null
options: jQuery selector
autoControls
If true, "Start" / "Stop" controls will be added
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
startText
Text to be used for the "Start" control
default: 'Start'
options: string
stopText
Text to be used for the "Stop" control
default: 'Stop'
options: string
autoControlsCombine
When slideshow is playing only "Stop" control is displayed and vice-versa
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
autoControlsSelector
Element used to populate the auto controls
default: null
options: jQuery selector
###Auto
auto
Slides will automatically transition
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
pause
The amount of time (in ms) between each auto transition
default: 4000
options: integer
autoStart
Auto show starts playing on load. If false, slideshow will start when the "Start" control is clicked
default: true
options: boolean (true / false)
autoDirection
The direction of auto show slide transitions
default: 'next'
options: 'next', 'prev'
autoHover
Auto show will pause when mouse hovers over slider
default: false
options: boolean (true / false)
autoDelay
Time (in ms) auto show should wait before starting
default: 0
options: integer
###Carousel
minSlides
The minimum number of slides to be shown. Slides will be sized down if carousel becomes smaller than the original size.
default: 1
options: integer
maxSlides
The maximum number of slides to be shown. Slides will be sized up if carousel becomes larger than the original size.
default: 1
options: integer
moveSlides
The number of slides to move on transition. This value must be >= minSlides, and <= maxSlides. If zero (default), the number of fully-visible slides will be used.
default: 0
options: integer
slideWidth
The width of each slide. This setting is required for all horizontal carousels!
default: 0
options: integer
###Callbacks
onSliderLoad
Executes immediately after the slider is fully loaded
default: function(){}
options: function(currentIndex){ // your code here }
arguments:
currentIndex: element index of the current slide
onSlideBefore
Executes immediately before each slide transition.
default: function(){}
options: function($slideElement, oldIndex, newIndex){ // your code here }
arguments:
$slideElement: jQuery element of the destination element
oldIndex: element index of the previous slide (before the transition)
newIndex: element index of the destination slide (after the transition)
onSlideAfter
Executes immediately after each slide transition. Function argument is the current slide element (when transition completes).
default: function(){}
options: function($slideElement, oldIndex, newIndex){ // your code here }
arguments:
$slideElement: jQuery element of the destination element
oldIndex: element index of the previous slide (before the transition)
newIndex: element index of the destination slide (after the transition)
onSlideNext
Executes immediately before each "Next" slide transition. Function argument is the target (next) slide element.
default: function(){}
options: function($slideElement, oldIndex, newIndex){ // your code here }
arguments:
$slideElement: jQuery element of the destination element
oldIndex: element index of the previous slide (before the transition)
newIndex: element index of the destination slide (after the transition)
onSlidePrev
Executes immediately before each "Prev" slide transition. Function argument is the target (prev) slide element.
default: function(){}
options: function($slideElement, oldIndex, newIndex){ // your code here }
arguments:
$slideElement: jQuery element of the destination element
oldIndex: element index of the previous slide (before the transition)
newIndex: element index of the destination slide (after the transition)
###Public methods
goToSlide
Performs a slide transition to the supplied slide index (zero-based)
example:
slider = $('.bxslider').bxSlider();
slider.goToSlide(3);
goToNextSlide
Performs a "Next" slide transition
example:
slider = $('.bxslider').bxSlider();
slider.goToNextSlide();
goToPrevSlide
Performs a "Prev" slide transition
example:
slider = $('.bxslider').bxSlider();
slider.goToPrevSlide();
startAuto
Starts the auto show. Provide an argument false to prevent the auto controls from being updated.
example:
slider = $('.bxslider').bxSlider();
slider.startAuto();
stopAuto
Stops the auto show. Provide an argument false to prevent the auto controls from being updated.
example:
slider = $('.bxslider').bxSlider();
slider.stopAuto();
getCurrentSlide
Returns the current active slide
example:
slider = $('.bxslider').bxSlider();
var current = slider.getCurrentSlide();
getSlideCount
Returns the total number of slides in the slider
example:
slider = $('.bxslider').bxSlider();
var slideQty = slider.getSlideCount();
Long live Zep.