Thumbnail Gallery with transparent fading caption. Making a Really Cool jQuery Gallery. Martin Angelov Introduction One of the main benefits of using a popular java script library, such as jQuery, is the incredible number of available plug-ins that will kick-start any development project.
Today we are going to build a custom gallery that scans a folder of images and outputs a slick gallery, utilizing PHP, CSS, jQuery and the jQuery Lightbox plug-in. There is no need to download the plug-in – I’ve included it in the demo files, so grab them and get on reading. The XHTML We start off with our XHTML front-end. demo.php <div id="container"><div id="heading"><h1>A cool jQuery gallery</h1></div><div id="gallery"><? And that is basically all there is to it. The PHP The idea is simple – our PHP back-end is going to scan a folder that we’ve set up with our gallery images, and turn it into a fancy CSS & jQuery gallery. By traversing through the files in the directory and skipping the non-image files, we output some XHTML code for every image . The jQuery Gallery The CSS. How to Create an Image Gallery Powered by Picasa.
In this tutorial we are going to create a simple image gallery powered by Google's Picasa Web Albums.
In order to enhance the user's experience, we'll throw some jQuery into the mix and create a scrollable album carousel. Overview We are going to use PHP's SimpleXML extension to sort and access the data inside the XML feed provided by Picasa Web Albums. jQuery will be responsible for the DOM manipulation and AJAX request. We are also going to use the Scrollable library, which is part of jQuery Tools to create the carousel. Next, we'll use jQuery's MouseWheel plug-in to allow for cross-browser mouse wheel support. What We Need Picasa Web Album ID (usually the same as your Gmail or Google account ID)PHP with SimpleXML (it is enabled by default with new PHP install)Latest jQueryRecently Discovered jQuery Tools from flowplayer.orgFancybox plug-in for jQuery960 Grid CSS (it is not required but I'm using it in this tutorial)
Lazy Load Enabled. Shadowbox.js. jQuery image gallery, 100+ best plugins. Recently, I had a client that needed to create a one page portfolio in a tight deadline.
Initially, I thought that an already available free jQuery plug-in could be an interesting starting point for the gallery. I’ve never used a pre made plug-in before, so I began browsing the net in search of my timesaving lazy solution. What I discovered is that I spent almost half a working day looking for a decent list, burning hours skimming through lousy demos and messy coding. I eventually found a cool plug-in and the site went well and was delivered at time. But I couldn’t believe that there weren’t many sites with a decent roundup of jQuery galleries.
Supersized Galleria Anything Slider jQueryGlobe Featured Content Slider Horinaja. Pirobox Extended V.1.0. jQuery plugin. Hello and welcome, this is an advanced version of pirobox, I implemented a few things more than the previous version.
One of the most important things is the ability to open any kind of files, from inLine content to the swf files, from simple images to pdf files. Other things are: automatic image resizing and drag and drop. Browser compatibility = FireFox 2+, Opera9.5+, Chrome, Safari (Mac/Windows),IE 7+. I really hope that my script Pirobox can be fun and usefull for you. Enjoy the code with jQuery Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. WOW Slider : jQuery Image Slider & Gallery. The most strong and popular web design trend over last couple of years is a sliding horizontal panels also known as Sliders or Carousels.
It's a very effective method to increase the web site usability and engage the user. What's new April 23, 2014 WOW Slider v5.4 * New skins: Gentle, Easy and Tick * Support for music on mobile devices. . * Bug fixes April 10, 2014 WOW Slider v5.3 * New effects: Photo and Collage * New skin: Grafito * Improved the transition performance on mobile devices March 5, 2014 WOW Slider v5.1 * New templates: Strict and Galaxy February 12, 2014 WOW Slider v5.0 * New templates: Emerald, Glass and Turquoise * Responsive feature improved: descriptions, navigation arrows and filmstrips adapt to the viewing environment. jQuery Image Overlay Plugin. What is it?
The image overlay plugin is a simple jQuery plugin that attempts to present an image with an overlaid title/caption. The overlay drops in on hover, as you can see above. This plugin is based upon the great demos of this technique available from build internet. Thanks for the inspiration, guys! Download. Responsive JavaScript Image Gallery.