Description:

Displays a block containing featured images.

This add-on will display a block of attachments and is normally displayed in the forum list. Each featured image can be clicked and the post where the attachment is uploaded is displayed. Featured images are randomly selected and updated every 5 minutes.

(Example of Featured images)



(Example of Options page)



Example of User group permissions)



Features:

• In responsive mode featured images are reduced in quantity and size.
• Images can be selected from any forum.
• Cron entry will rotate images every 5 minutes.
• All phrases start with featuredimages_ for your convenience.

Installation:

1. Download Andy-FeaturedImages-1.2.zip and unzip it.
2. Copy the src/addons/Andy/FeaturedImages directory to your server.
3. From the Admin Control Panel Install the add-on.

Directory preparation:

Create a directory in your web root called /misc/ and set permissions to 0755.

Creating the widget:

1. Admin Control Panel -> Appearance -> Widgets
2. Widget definition = Featured images
3. Widget key = featured_images
4. Title = (leave blank)
5. Display in positions = Forum list: Above nodes
6. Click Save.