This article provides you with an overview of the following topics:
Features
Use the Image Slider macro on a page to display selected image attachments from any space or page in a nice-looking image slider.
Display optional thumbnails with a single click.
Use the native Confluence comments to display captions for each image.
Use attachment comments as image captions to display more information in the image slider. You can even link the images to the pages or they are attached. There are also multiple transition effects you can choose from and lots of configuration options like image fitting, responsive or static width and height, gallery mode with thumbnails, different navigation types, etc. to adjust the image slider to your needs.
Parameters
Configuration flexibility lets users decide the rate of transitions, the footprint on the page, and more:
Parameter | Default | Description |
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Width | Blank (Size of the first image is used.) | Enter the width of the slider in pixels or percents. Leave blank to let the slider automatically choose the best size. Example: |
Height | Blank (Size of the first image is used.) | Enter the height of the slider in pixels. Leave blank to let the slider automatically choose the best size. |
Image Fitting | Stretch | Choose whether images should be stretched to fit or scaled from the centre and cropped to fit. Values are:
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Sort Images By | Creation Date | Choose the order in which the images must be sorted. Values are:
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Reverse Order | Not selected | Choose to sort the images in the reverse order depending on the Sort Images By parameter value. |
Filter Images By Date Range | Not selected | Choose to filter the images based on a specific date range. Select the check box, and a calendar is displayed. Choose the start and end dates from the calendar to apply the filter. |
Use Attachment Comments As | Caption | Choose whether attachment comments are to be used as image captions or external links. Values are:
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Slider Effect | Fade | Choose between multiple transition effects. Valid values are:
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Auto Slide Display Time | 3000 | Enter the time in milliseconds (ms) to specify how long each image must be shown. 0 value turns the auto slider off. |
Show Navigation | Selected | Choose to show the previous or next navigation. |
Show Thumbnails | Not selected | Choose to show thumbnails of the images at the bottom of the slider. |
Creating Image Slider macro
To insert images using the Image Slider macro, perform the following:
Go to the page where you want to slide the images.
Type '/' and the name of the macro (Image slider) or click the + icon.
Select the Image Slider macro. The Insert 'Image Slider Macro is displayed.
Click the Select Images button.
Choose the Space and Page name from where you want to pull images from.
(Optional) To pull images based on the labels specify Attachment Labels.
Click Get Images. All the images are loaded.
Select the images that you want to use in the image slider.
Click View Selected. The images selected are displayed.
Click Close.
Customize the way the image slider you want to view the slider. For more information, see
Click Insert.
Publish the page. The Image slider is rendered on to your page.