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Custom items
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This feature is available only in Pro version.
Custom items provide a convenient way to add custom content to a slider without using any of the predefined data sources. Custom items are assigned to a slider by group, therefore all custom items must belong to a group.
To create a slider with custom content:
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Download, install and activate the plugin Minitek Custom Items.
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Go to Minitek Slider Dashboard and click on Items Groups.
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Enter a name for a new group and click on Add New Group.
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On the next step you must create some items in this group. Go to Minitek Slider Dashboard and click on Custom Items, then click on Add New Item.
A custom item has the following data:
- Title
- The title for this item (required).
- Description
- Optional text that will be displayed in the slider as item introtext. HTML is allowed.
- Author
- An optional author name.
- Item URL
- An optional url for the item link.
- Author URL
- An optional author url.
- Groups
- Assign the custom item to one or more groups.
- Categories
- Assign the custom item to one or more categories.
- Tags
- Assign the custom item to one or more tags.
- Featured Image
- An optional image. This image will be displayed in the slider.
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Repeat the process to create as many items as you want.
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Finally, assign the group to a slider. You must select Custom Items as data source type and then select the group in the field Data source > Group.