[Plugin: NextGen Gallery] Slideshow to display image title, not description

  • I see many threads talking about how the description text gets cut off but, surprisingly, see no solution.

    It seems the best thing would be to have the slideshow simply display the (short) image TITLE, rather than the (long) image DESCRIPTION. This also makes sense conceptually – to have the Title displayed if only one field is shown, since it is more important. Showing an image with description but without a title seems less informative.

    In any case, titles are generally short enough and would solve the problem I am facing, where I cannot make the NextGen Gallery slideshow (using JWPlayer) maximize the screen because the button is pushed outside the clipping area. Ultimately having the text chopped off is acceptable. Having the description appear without title may be something I could live with. But not having access to functional interface buttons seems hard to accept.

    SO… anyone knows how to make the NextGen Gallery (JWPlayer) Slideshow display the image TITLE instead of the DESCRIPTION??

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Thread Starter Strategerizer

    (@rneagu)

    NO one knows how to have the NextGen Gallery slideshow display the Alt/Title field instead of the Description field?

    Hey man, don’t know why no one has responded to this, it’s a pretty easy fix. You need to go into the imagerotator.php file which is actually located in the “XML” folder of the Next Gen. Gallery Folder.

    Once you open it you’ll prob see what you need relatively quickly but here it is. There is a section of code under “//Create XML Output” that looks something like this you’ll need to change the code I’ve put in bold:

    [Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

    Change that to $picture->filename or alttext or whatever you want to use instead.

    The way it will be written now is whether or not you have descriptive text associated with that picture it will display the title or filename or whatever you changed it too. This is my first post on here so I hope the code posts correctly.

    Thread Starter Strategerizer

    (@rneagu)

    Andrew, thank you so much for your helpful and detailed input! This issue has been weighing on me for a while. Was happy to receive your response a while ago but only now was able to implement it and verify that it works as I need it to.

    Much appreciated!

    Oh no, can you please post the code again in pastebin so I can try it? I have tried template=caption, and other things, but nothing seems to get my captions or titles to show.

    https://www.vividsolutionsdc.com/print-lab/

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • The topic ‘[Plugin: NextGen Gallery] Slideshow to display image title, not description’ is closed to new replies.

Tags