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- When you edit one of the widgets listed above, you'll now see Carousel Options on the main tab.
- Click Edit and a pop-up will open, showing any existing options that have been applied to that widget.
- From here, you can:
- update the value of existing options: click Edit on an option to change its current value, then click Update.
- add a new option: select an option from the dropdown, set the value, and click Add.
- remove unwanted options: click Remove on an existing option to remove it from the widget.
- Click Apply once you've finished, then Save your changes on the widget.
Here's an example
Multimedia
name EditingOwlCarouselOptionsInTheCMS.mp4
Carousel options
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items | The number of items (product tiles, banners, articles) visible on the carousel stage at any one time | The default number of items is 3. The example below shows a carousel with "items" set to 5. | ||||
margin | The right margin (in pixels) for each item | |||||
loop | Plays the carousel on infinite loop (instead of stopping at the end or rewinding back to the beginning). |
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center | Centers the starting/current item and shows partial previous/next items | |||||
mouseDrag | Allows dragging via mouse | See video for "loop" which shows the carousel being dragged by mouse. | ||||
touchDrag | Allows dragging on touchscreens | |||||
stagePadding | Adds padding (in pixels) to the stage, making part of the neighbouring, off-stage L/R items visible | This example shows padding of 50px on the left & right of the stage wrapper.
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autoWidth | Allows variable width for items in the carousel |
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startPosition | The slide number to start on when the page loads | |||||
nav | Shows next/prev buttons | |||||
rewind | Slides backward to the beginning of the carousel when the last item is reached (rather than looping forward to the first item) | |||||
navText | The text for prev/next buttons when 'nav' is enabled (can use HTML) | |||||
navElement | When 'nav' is enabled, this is the HTML container type for prev/next buttons (defaults to div) | |||||
slideBy | Slides by whole page ('page') or by the specified number ('X') of slide items | |||||
dots | Shows dot indicators which can be used for navigation | See video for "autoWidth" which shows the dots used for navigation. | ||||
dotsEach | Specify 'true' to display a dot for each slide, or 'X' to show a dot for every 'X' slides | |||||
autoplay | Slides items automatically, without user intervention | |||||
autoplayTimeout | The interval time (milliseconds) before autoplay begins, as well as between each slide animation | |||||
autoplayHoverPause | Pauses the animation on mouse hover | |||||
smartSpeed | The time (milliseconds) for all slide animations to complete. | |||||
autoplaySpeed | The time (milliseconds) for the autoplay slide animation to complete when autoplay is on. | |||||
navSpeed | The time (milliseconds) for the next/prev navigation slide animation to complete (doesn't apply to dots or autoplay) | |||||
dotsSpeed | The time (milliseconds) for the dot navigation slide animation to complete (doesn't apply to next/prev or autoplay) | |||||
dragEndSpeed | The time (milliseconds) for the animation to complete once you stop dragging the slider left or right | |||||
callbacks | Listens for specific events and allows advanced .js manipulatiopn of the carousel (contact CV for assistance) | |||||
responsive | Allows advanced owl carousel option manipulation at different breakpoints | |||||
responsiveRefreshRate | The time (milliseconds) before the carousel refreshes after changing breakpoints | |||||
video | Allows video in tiles (requires specific HTML - contact CV for assistance) | |||||
videoHeight | Specifies video height | |||||
videoWidth | Specifies video width | |||||
animateOut | The animation effect when an item is exiting the user's view | |||||
animateIn | The animation effect when an item is entering the user's view | |||||
itemElement | The HTML container type for individual items (defaults to div) | |||||
stageElement | The HTML container type for the entire stage (defaults to div) | |||||
navContainer | Allows you to have the nav located in your own custom HTML container | |||||
dotsContainer | Allows you to have the dots located in your own custom HTML container |
Animations
With the animateIn and animateOut options you'll notice lots of choices for effects. Due to the sheer number available, it's impractical to display demo videos for each one here, but we've included a few of the more popular effects.
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