Content Tabs (& Sliders)

Content Tabs (& Sliders)
Joomla! 1.5 Download
Joomla! 1.6 Download
Type Joomla! plugin
Compatibility Joomla! 1.5 Joomla! 1.6
Version 09.04.2011

 

Description

Content Tabs (& Sliders) plugin allows you to easily and effortlessly add tabs and/or sliders to your content (articles)!

Tabs and sliders allows you to organize your articles better by creating groups of related content, thus giving the chance to users to view what is important to them. No more need to scroll up or down endlessly in order to find the desired section.

A live example of how the Content Tabs (& Sliders) plugin can be used is seen in this page.

Installation

Instructions for Joomla! 1.5

Step 1: Login to the Administration Panel (http://yourdomain/administrator)

Step 2: Go to the Extension Manager (Extensions → Install/Uninstall) Extension Manager

Step 3: Browse for the downloaded file (1) and once selected press the Upload File & Install button (2) Browse & Install

Step 4: If the installation was successful, you should see something like this

Instructions for Joomla! 1.6

Step 1: Login to the Administration Panel (http://yourdomain/administrator)

Step 2: Go to the Extension Manager (Extensions → Extension Manager) Extension Manager

Step 3: Browse for the downloaded file (1) and once selected press the Upload & Install button (2) Browse & Install

Step 4: If the installation was successful, you should see something like this

Congratulations, you have installed the Content Tabs (& Sliders) plugin. Please move on to the Usage tab for usage instructions.

Usage

Instructions for Joomla! 1.5

Step 1: Go to the Plugin Manager (Extensions → Plugin Manager) Plugin Manager

Step 2: Find the Content - Content Tabs (& Sliders) entry and click on its name Content Tabs (& Sliders)

Step 3: Enable the plugin Enable Plugin

Instructions for Joomla! 1.6

Step 1: Go to the Plugin Manager (Extensions → Plugin Manager) Plugin Manager

Step 2: Find the Content - Content Tabs (& Sliders) entry and click on its name Content Tabs (& Sliders)

Step 3: Enable the plugin Enable Plugin

Save the changes and create a new article. To create a tabbed content use the following structure:

{ tabs type=tabs }
{ tab title=Tab 1 Title }Tab 1 Content{ /tab}
...more tabs...
{ /tabs }

To create sliders simple change "type=tabs" to "type=sliders".

{ tabs type=sliders }
{ tab title=Tab 1 Title }Tab 1 Content{ /tab}
...more tabs...
{ /tabs }

Please be sure to remove empty spaces after opening "{" and before closing "}" brackets.

Demo

A live example of the Content Tabs (& Sliders) plugin is seen on this pages. Notice that the tabbed content is used here.

Issues:

Nested tabs or sliders are not supported.

Changelog

Version 1.0

  • Initial release for Joomla! 1.5

Version 1.5

  • Few changes to CSS were made
  • This version was never released to public

Version 2.0

  • Plugin re-written from scratch
  • Greek language file added
  • English language file added
  • CSS separated from PHP code
  • Current plugin version is shown in Plugin Parameters

Version 09.04.2011 (for Joomla! 1.6)

  • CSS file did not load properly when Joomla! was installed on a subfolder - Fixed
  • Tabs did not properly extend their height when images with "float: left/right;" attributes were present - Fixed
  • Clicking on a slider title reloaded the page - Fixed
  • Many options have been added to allow users to fully customize the look of tabs and sliders
  • A specific tab/slider can be opened on page load by adding &tab=x (or ?tab=x), where x is the number of tab/slider, on the page's URL.
  • Added an option to have all sliders collapsed on page load

Please always use the latest version of the plugin. To upgrade first uninstall the previous version and install the latest one.