The first demo launch of the superSlider-menu plugin has happened. Stop over and test it out.
I’m breaking the outline down into:
There are a number of slideshow plugins registered at wp.org/extend. Most are listed here. they all have something interesting but I’d say that non have the power and flexibility which we are building. Have a look, when I get a moment I’ll install and test them all. Most I know but still worth a review. Read More
There should be 2 levels of options:
basic and advanced
wordpress codex options page instructions
<form method="post" action="options.php">
<?php wp_nonce_field('update-options'); ?>
<input type="text" name="new_option_name" value="<?php echo get_option('new_option_name'); ?>" />
<input type="text" name="some_other_option" value="<?php echo get_option('some_other_option'); ?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="update" />
<input type="hidden" name="page_options" value="new_option_name,some_other_option,option_etc" />
<p class="submit">
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="<?php _e('Save Changes') ?>" />
</p>
</form>
The slideshow graphics and css should be theme based. Aswell the lightbox which overlays should run off of the same theme files, although a seperate css file.
Users Template
Make sure that there is a XHTML DOCTYPE declaration at the very top of the page. XHTML transitional or strict are good.
javascript files
mootools 1.2 (Slideshow required assets) Mootools 1.2 (required Assets, Fx.Elements, Fx.Transitions, Fx.Morph, Fx.Tween, DomReady, Selectors, Element.dimensions)
lightbox
etc
Automatic slideshow creator.
for - posts / pages / templates.
Tag modifiers:
Plugin options: user defined preset defaults
The superslider will be built with Mootools version 1.2.
Electricprism’s Slideshow2.
And with lightbox (to be determined) integration.
Extra functionality :
IMAGES - Since the default wordpress media manager does create 2 new images from an upload, (thumb, medium and large, or original) it doesn’t create a “mini” so If the user sets their thumb size to 150, 120 ,100 pixels all these are to large for the Slideshow2 scroller. So a mini version needs to be created of each image when and if the image is called. This mini should be stored along side the original image and used the next time the image is called, (if the active SuperSlider requires a mini scroller). Creation of the mini should be done with wordpress core image manipulation (we do not want to add another image creator.)
edit:
Fortunately, there is a WordPress filter we can use called image_downsize, which takes in three arguments (a boolean, an attachment ID, and a size string).
add_filter('image_downsize', 'my_image_downsize',1,3);
LIGHTBOX - there are many lightbox plugins, however since they all basically do the same thing there is one which has great flexibility. Lightbox-2 has its own option page where the user can change themes, and it has auto-lighting, no need to add a rel tag manually. However it’s js is very heavy. Slimbox is light weight and runs on mootools, but it has a manual apply (Add a rel=”lightbox” attribute to any link tag to activate the lightbox or rel=”lightbox[roadtrip]” for image set).
Suggested lightbox solution , build a highbryd with the best of both and incorporate it into SuperSlider.
Recomendation: use milkbox as it is built for mootools 1.2. This introduces a lot of new options / possibilities to what a light bow can be.