How to Create Rotating Pictures in Drupal

Use the Drupal module Views Slideshow to add rotating images to your website.

Drupal is an open-source content management system, originally created by Dries Buytaert, that provides tools to simplify website creation, design and implementation. The basic functionality of the site can be extended with the use of modules: private party software applications developed under an open-source license. Views Slideshow is a module that uses Views to create a rotating "carousel" of content.

Things You'll Need

• Views
• Views Slideshow

Instructions

1. Download the Views and Views Slideshow modules. Navigate to your Drupal homepage and log in as an administrator. Select "Modules" from the administration panel, then click "Install New Modules." Upload the files and click "Install."

2. Click the "Enable Newly Installed Modules" link. Scroll down the page and enable "Views," "Views Slideshow" and "Views Slideshow: SingleFrame," then return to the homepage.

3. Select "Content" from the administer panel. Click "Views," then "Add New View." Name your view. Select the node content type, then click "Add Field." Select "Content" from the drop-down list, then click the box next to "Image Field." Select the size of the images and the gallery from which they'll be drawn, then click "Update."

4. Select the link next to "Styles" under the heading Basic Options. Choose "Slideshow" from the list of available formats. Add a page and give it a path, then click "Save."

References

• Drupal Camp: Views Slideshow
• Mustard Seed Media: Views Slideshow Tutorial
• Drupal: Installing Modules and Themes

Resources

• Drupal: Views
• Drupal: Views Slideshow