Managing your Widgetkit Slideshows
Changing slides in a Slideshow
1. Open the slideshow by going to Components --> Widgetkit
and clicking on the title of the slideshow you want to manage.
2. Click on the slide you want to change in the list on the left.
3. To change the image, click on the "Select" button next to the media field.
4. Navigate to the appropriate folder. Click on the title of a folder to open it. Once the appropriate folder is opened, click on the blue "Upload" button.
5. Find the image on your local computer and upload it.
6. After the image is uploaded, check the box in front of the image title in the Pick Media dialog box and click the blue "Select" button.
7. The new image should display in the media preview below the Media field box. Adjust the "Title" box as necessary. Note: The Title is for your internal use only, the Title does not display on the front end of the site.
8. Add any captions that you want to display on the front end to the "Content" box. (Formatting will require the use of HTML markup.)
9. If you want the image to link to a page on the site, paste that link into the Link field under the Content box.
10. When you are done, click the green Save (or Save & Close) button at the top of the screen.
Adding slides to the Homepage Slideshow
1. Open the slideshow by going to Components --> Widgetkit
and clicking on the title of the slideshow you want to update.
2. Click on the "Add Item" button at the bottom of the list of current slides.
Follow steps 3 - 10 above in "Changing slides in the Homepage Slideshow"
Deleting slides in a Slideshow
1. Open the slideshow by going to Components --> Widgetkit
and clicking on the title of the slideshow you want to manage.
2. Hover over slide you want to delete in the list on the left. A trash can will appear next to the slide title. Click the trash can to delete a slide.
3. When you are done, click the green Save (or Save & Close) button at the top of the screen.
NOTE: If you accidentally delete a slide that you want to recover, click the "Close" button to revert the slideshow to the previously saved version. If you click "Save" after deleting a slide, that slide is not recoverable.