muaz

Installation

1. Download the zip file
2. Upload the folder labeled “wp-piclens” and its contents to the “wp-contents/plugins/” directory on your server using your favorite FTP program
3. Login into your WordPress site admin
4. Click on the “Plugins” tab and then activate the plugin titled “WP PicLens”
5. Now, click the “Presentation” tab, followed by the “Widgets” tab. Drag the widget labeled “PicLens Slideshow” into the sidebar to activate the widget.
6. Optional: Customize the configuration of your PicLens Plugin and Widget, if desired. (See Options section below for details.)

Creating Your First PicLens Slideshow

1. Go to WordPress > Write Blog (or Write Page)
2. Upload some images (800×600px minimum resolution is recommended for an impactful presentation). Alternatively you can Browse for images you’ve already uploaded.
3. Select your photo and click “Send to Editor”.
4. Repeat with additional photos.
5. When finished, click “Publish”. That’s it!

Options

All options are managed within your WordPress site admin.

• To customize the location and text of the “Start Slideshow with PicLens Lite” link, go to WordPress > Options > PicLens
  • Elect whether or not to automatically add the link to the bottom of all posts with images
  • Or, place the link exactly where you’d like it by adding the tag [piclens-lite-link] in the code when writing your blog entry
  • Edit the text, if desired
• To include images from an external server or website, simply drop standard HTML in WordPress > Write Post (or Write Page) > Code (instead of Visual).

  Requirements:

  1. Include your primary image (800×600px or greater recommended)
  2. Include a thumbnail image (any size)
  3. Example HTML syntax:

     <a href="http://www.anysite.com/images/primary_1.jpg"><img src="http://www.anysite.com/thumbs/thumbnail_1.jpg"></a>

• Configuring the PicLens Slideshow Widget is as easy as going to WordPress > Presentation > Widget and clicking the menu icon on the PicLens widget. Make sure to click “Save Changes” upon managing your option settings:
  • Set time interval between images of slideshow
  • Edit widget title
  • Edit “start slideshow” text
  • Define maximum number of slides in show