Articles slideshow

mod_articles_category

Overrides - 23 March 2019 - Last Updated: 29 January 2025 - Hits: 5631

Version Joomla 4

This Joomla 4 override allows you to display an articles slideshow using their intro images simply with Joomla's mod_articles_category module. The title and the intro text of the item appear on hover. At the bottom of this article, you can download the files of the override.

Joomla 4 frontend rendering

PhP markup

<?php
	/**
		* @package     Joomla.Site
		* @subpackage  mod_articles_category
		* @author	   web-eau.net
		* @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2018 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
		* @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
	*/
	
	defined('_JEXEC') or die;
	
?>

<div class="css-slideshow">
	<?php foreach ($list as $item) : ?>
	<figure>
		<?php
			$article_images  = json_decode($item->images);
			$article_image   = '';
			$article_image_alt   = '';
			if(isset($article_images->image_intro) && !empty($article_images->image_intro)) {
				$article_image  = $article_images->image_intro;
				$article_image_alt  = $article_images->image_intro_alt;
			}?> 
			<img class="" src="/<?php echo $article_image; ?>" alt="<?php echo $article_image_alt; ?>" >
			
			<figcaption>
				<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') == 1) : ?>
				<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="/<?php echo $item->link; ?>"><strong><?php echo $item->title; ?></strong></a>
				<?php else : ?>
				<strong><?php echo $item->title; ?></strong>
				<?php endif; ?>
				
				<?php echo $item->displayIntrotext; ?>
			</figcaption> 
			
	</figure>
	<?php endforeach; ?>
</div>

CSS

.css-slideshow img{
  box-shadow: 0 0 2px #666;
}
.css-slideshow figcaption{
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  color: #fff;
  background: rgba(0,0,0, .3);
  font-size: .8em;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .5s;
}
.css-slideshow:hover figure figcaption{
  transition: opacity .5s;
  opacity: 1;
}
.css-slideshow-attr{
  max-width: 495px;
  text-align: right;
  font-size: .7em;
  font-style: italic;
  margin:0 auto;
}
.css-slideshow-attr a{
  color: #666;
}
.css-slideshow figure{
  opacity:0;
}
figure:nth-child(1) {
  animation: xfade 48s 42s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(2) {
  animation: xfade 48s 36s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(3) {
  animation: xfade 48s 30s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(4) {
  animation: xfade 48s 24s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(5) {
  animation: xfade 48s 18s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(6) {
  animation: xfade 48s 12s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(7) {
  animation: xfade 48s 6s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(8) {
  animation: xfade 48s 0s infinite;
}

@keyframes xfade{
  0%{
    opacity: 1;
  }
  10.5% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  12.5%{
    opacity: 0;
  }
  98% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

Inspiration: https://codepen.io/leemark/pen/vzCdo

Version Joomla 3

This Joomla 3 override allows you to display an articles slideshow using their intro images simply with Joomla's mod_articles_category module. The title and the intro text of the item appear on hover. At the bottom of this article, you can download the files of the override.

Joomla 3 frontend rendering

PhP markup

<?php
	/**
		* @package     Joomla.Site
		* @subpackage  mod_articles_category
		* @author	   web-eau.net
		* @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2018 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
		* @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
	*/
	
	defined('_JEXEC') or die;
	
?>

<div class="css-slideshow">
	<?php foreach ($list as $item) : ?>
	<figure>
		<?php
			$article_images  = json_decode($item->images);
			$article_image   = '';
			$article_image_alt   = '';
			if(isset($article_images->image_intro) && !empty($article_images->image_intro)) {
				$article_image  = $article_images->image_intro;
				$article_image_alt  = $article_images->image_intro_alt;
			}?> 
			<img class="" src="/<?php echo $article_image; ?>" alt="<?php echo $article_image_alt; ?>" >
			
			<figcaption>
				<?php if ($params->get('link_titles') == 1) : ?>
				<a class="mod-articles-category-title <?php echo $item->active; ?>" href="/<?php echo $item->link; ?>"><strong><?php echo $item->title; ?></strong></a>
				<?php else : ?>
				<strong><?php echo $item->title; ?></strong>
				<?php endif; ?>
				
				<?php echo $item->displayIntrotext; ?>
			</figcaption> 
			
	</figure>
	<?php endforeach; ?>
</div>

CSS

.css-slideshow img{
  box-shadow: 0 0 2px #666;
}
.css-slideshow figcaption{
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  color: #fff;
  background: rgba(0,0,0, .3);
  font-size: .8em;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .5s;
}
.css-slideshow:hover figure figcaption{
  transition: opacity .5s;
  opacity: 1;
}
.css-slideshow-attr{
  max-width: 495px;
  text-align: right;
  font-size: .7em;
  font-style: italic;
  margin:0 auto;
}
.css-slideshow-attr a{
  color: #666;
}
.css-slideshow figure{
  opacity:0;
}
figure:nth-child(1) {
  animation: xfade 48s 42s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(2) {
  animation: xfade 48s 36s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(3) {
  animation: xfade 48s 30s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(4) {
  animation: xfade 48s 24s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(5) {
  animation: xfade 48s 18s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(6) {
  animation: xfade 48s 12s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(7) {
  animation: xfade 48s 6s infinite;
}
figure:nth-child(8) {
  animation: xfade 48s 0s infinite;
}

@keyframes xfade{
  0%{
    opacity: 1;
  }
  10.5% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  12.5%{
    opacity: 0;
  }
  98% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}