RokStories

RokStories Module

Created: 01 July 2009 Written by Super User

RokStories is a great module to display your articles and accompanying images as a featured item. The module itself is facilitated by Mootools to transition between images and articles seamlessly. Perfect for showcasing featured articles on your site, as seen on the frontpage. [readon1 url="http://www.rockettheme.com/extensions-joomla/rokstories"]More Information[/readon1]

How do I configure RokStories?

We will take a quick look at the parameters you will find when you install this module. There are 4 columns, parameters, options, demo and description. The parameter column lists each available setting for the module; options lists the available options to choose from; demo lists the options chosen on the demo and description outlines what the module does.

Parameter

Show Title Enabled Position Load inbuilt CSS Layout Type Content Type Joomla Section Joomla Category Joomla Frontpage Items K2 Category Filter K2 Filter Select K2 Featured Items Item Image Size Max # of Articles Item Ordering Allow HTML Tags Content Position Show Title Show Date Show Article Show Link Width of thumbs (px) Width of display (px) Authors First Article Thumbs Opacity Navigation Interaction Autoplay Autoplay Delay Show Label Title Show Previews on Arrows Fixed Previews Linked Labels Linked Images Left Preview Offset X Left Preview Offset Y Right Preview Offset X Right Preview Offset Y Left Fixed Preview Offset X Left Fixed Preview Offset Y Right Fixed Preview Offset X Right Fixed Preview Offset Y

Options

Yes : No Yes : No list of positions Text Field Showcase : Default K2 : Joomla list of sections list of categories Show : Hide : Only All : Select list of categories Show : Hide : Only XSmall - XLarge Number Field list of orders Text Field Left : Right : None Yes : No Yes : No Yes : No Yes : No Number Field Number Field list of authors Number Field Number Field Click : Mouseover Yes : No Number Field Yes : No Yes : No Yes : No Yes : No Yes : No Number Field Number Field Number Field Number Field Number Field Number Field Number Field Number Field

Demo

No Yes showcase leave blank Showcase Joomla Demo Content RokStories Hide All all Hide Large 4 Default a,i,br Right Yes No Yes Yes 90 550 Anyone 0 0.3 Click No 5000 Yes No Yes No No -75 -105 -55 -105 -40 -100 -30 -100

Description

Enable/Disable the module header Enable/Disable the module Position of the module Load inbuilt CSS Choose the type of layout Joomla or K2 for content items Joomla section to load content Joomla category to load content Frontpage items loading control Filter K2 categories Choose K2 categories Featured items control Set size of item image Max number of articles to load Set the order of the articles Allow certain HTML tags in the items Position of the content Show/Hide the article title Show/Hide the article date Show/Hide the article Show/Hide the article link Width of thumbnails Width of large image Set certain author's items Select the first article Transparency of the thumbs Mode of interaction Cycle through items automatically Set the delay for automation Show the label title Show previews on arrows Fix the previews Link the labels Link the images Set the numeric offset for each preview Set the numeric offset for each preview Set the numeric offset for each preview Set the numeric offset for each preview Set the numeric offset for each preview Set the numeric offset for each preview Set the numeric offset for each preview Set the numeric offset for each preview

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