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Free Plugin by jjcoder v1.1.8

JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel

Allows you to pick a gallery from the 'NextGen Gallery' plugin to use as a 'JQuery JCarousel'.

JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel

The facts

Rating
4.5★ from 2
Active installs
400+
Price
Free
Last updated
9 Mar 2011
Added
Jan 2011
Requires WP
2.8
Tested up to
WP 3.1.4
Downloads
64,252

Our analysis

AI-assisted

JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create a carousel of images using the NextGen Gallery plugin. It can be implemented as a widget or a shortcode, enabling you to display images in a visually appealing format on your site.

The plugin offers various configuration options, such as specifying the order of images, setting dimensions, and enabling features like auto-scrolling and vertical orientation. It is suitable for users who want to enhance their galleries with a carousel effect.

Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users who want to create image carousels using the NextGen Gallery.

What it does well

  • Integrates with NextGen Gallery plugin
  • Offers various configuration options for customization
  • Can be used as a widget or shortcode

Where it falls short

  • Requires NextGen Gallery plugin to function
  • Last updated in March 2011, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
  • Limited support and documentation available

Verdict

JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel provides a straightforward way to display images in a carousel format, but its age and dependency on another plugin may limit its appeal for some users.

From the developer

jjcoder's own description of JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel, lightly tidied.

The ‘JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel’ allows you to create a ‘JCarousel’ (http://sorgalla.com/projects/jcarousel/) as a widget or as a shortcode.
This plugin uses the ‘NextGen Gallery’ plugin for its images.

Requirements:

  • NextGen Gallery Plugin (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)

NextGen Gallery Integration:

  • This plugin uses the original width and height of the image uploaded so make sure the images are the correct dimensions when uploaded.
  • If a width and height are defined under the configuration all images will be resized to those dimensions (Highly recommended).
  • Alt & Title Text Field: Provide a full url here and the image will link to this. Only works if alt field starts with either of these; /, http, or ftp.
  • Description Field: Will be used as image alt text. If alt text is present but not a valid url alt text will be used instead for image alt text.

You can specify the following parameters:

NOTE: sc means shortcode:

  • Title: Title. Leave blank for no title. (sc: title=”My Carousel”)
  • Gallery: Leave blank to use all galleries or choose a gallery to use. (sc: gallery=”galleryid”)
  • Order: Order to display results in. You can choose; Random, Latest First, Oldest First, or NextGen Sortorder. Random will still work when a page is cached. (sc: order=”random”|”asc”|”desc”|”sortorder”)
  • Shuffle: If order is random and this is true will shuffle images with javascript. Useful if your are caching your pages. (sc: shuffle=”true”|”false”)
  • Max pictures: The maximum amount of pictures to use. (sc: max_pictures=”6″)
  • HTML id: HTML id to use. Defaults to ‘jcarousel’. Needs to be different for multiple instances on same page. (sc: html_id=”jcarousel”)
  • Skin class: Class of skinning to use. Defaults to use the tango skin. (sc: skin_class=”jcarousel-skin-tango”)
  • Image width: Width of image. Defaults to 75. (sc: width=”200″)
  • Image height: Height of image. Defaults to 75. (sc: height=”150″)
  • Image gap: Gap between images. (sc: gap=”5″)

JCarousel settings:

Please check the JCarousel home page for more details (http://sorgalla.com/projects/jcarousel/#Configuration).

  • vertical: Specifies wether the carousel appears in horizontal or vertical orientation. Changes the carousel from a left/right style to a up/down style carousel. (sc: vertical=”setting”)
  • rtl: Specifies whether the carousel appears in RTL (Right-To-Left) mode. (sc: rtl=”setting”)
  • start: The index of the item to start with. (sc: start=”setting”)
  • offset: The index of the first available item at initialisation. (sc: offset=”setting”)
  • size: Size of existing elements if size is not passed explicitly uses the number of total items. (sc: size=”setting”)
  • scroll: The number of items to scroll by. (sc: scroll=”setting”)
  • visible: If passed, the width/height of the items will be calculated and set depending on the width/height of the clipping, so that exactly that number of items will be visible. (sc: visible=”setting”)
  • animation: The speed of the scroll animation as string in jQuery terms (“slow” or “fast”) or milliseconds as integer (See jQuery Documentation). If set to 0, animation is turned off. (sc: animation=”setting”)
  • easing: The name of the easing effect that you want to use (See jQuery Documentation). (sc: easing=”setting”)
  • auto: Specifies how many seconds to periodically autoscroll the content. If set to 0 (default) then autoscrolling is turned off. (sc: auto=”setting”)
  • wrap: Specifies whether to wrap at the first/last item (or both) and jump back to the start/end. Options are “first”, “last”, “both” or “circular” as string. If set to null, wrapping is turned off (default). (sc: wrap=”setting”)

Shortcode Examples:

  • [jj-ngg-jquery-carousel html_id=”about-jcarousel” gallery=”1″]
  • [jj-ngg-jquery-carousel title=”Hello” html_id=”about-jcarousel” gallery=”1″ vertical=”true”]
  • [jj-ngg-jquery-carousel html_id=”about-jcarousel” gallery=”2″ width=”150″ height=”100″ visible=”2″ scroll=”1″ auto=”3″]

Try out my other plugins:

  • JJ NextGen JQuery Slider (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jj-nextgen-jquery-slider/)
  • JJ NextGen JQuery Cycle (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jj-nextgen-jquery-cycle/)
  • JJ NextGen Unload (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jj-nextgen-unload/)
  • JJ NextGen Image List (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jj-nextgen-image-list/)
  • JJ SwfObject (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jj-swfobject/)

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