How to Display a Horizontal Slideshow with Multiple Thumbnails Using jquery.carouFredSel｜DAD UNION

Today, I’ll introduce you to jquery.carouFredSel.js, an easy copy-and-paste solution for displaying a horizontal slider with multiple thumbnails (images).

JavaScript Code to Display a Horizontal Slideshow with Multiple Thumbnails

*Load jquery-1.6.2.js and jquery.carouFredSel-2.5.6-packed.js files. Write $(‘SLIDER AREA’).carouFredSel({OPTIONS}), where OPTIONS include settings for autoplay, number of slides, and display of next and previous buttons.

<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.6.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.carouFredSel-2.5.6-packed.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
	$(function() {
		$('ul#productList').carouFredSel({
			auto: true,
			items: 3,
			scroll: 1,
			prev: "#prev",
			next: "#next",
			auto: {
				pauseOnHover: true
			}
		});
	});
</script>

CSS Code to Display a Horizontal Slideshow with Multiple Thumbnails

*CSS for the slider area (#lineupItem), previous (.prevBtn), and next (.nextBtn) buttons.

#idMediaWrap{
	width: 652px;
	height: 385px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}
#lineupItem{
	width: 575px;
	float: left;
	text-align: left;
}
#lineupItem li{
	float: left;
	display: inline;
	padding: 0 5px;
	width: 179px;
	height: 275px;
	text-align: center;
}
.prevBtn{
	float: left;
	width: 25px;
	height: 40px;
	padding-top: 89px;
}
.prevBtn a:hover{
	width: 25px;
	height: 40px;
	-ms-filter: "alpha( opacity=80 )";
	filter: alpha(opacity=80);
	opacity: 0.8;
	zoom: 1;
}
.nextBtn{
	float: right;
	width: 25px;
	height: 40px;
	padding-top: 89px;
}
.nextBtn a:hover{
	width: 25px;
	height: 40px;
	-ms-filter: "alpha( opacity=80 )";
	filter: alpha(opacity=80);
	opacity: 0.8;
	zoom: 1;
}

HTML Code to Display a Horizontal Slideshow with Multiple Thumbnails

*Prepare the slider area (id=”lineupItem”), previous (id=”prev”), and next (id=”next”) buttons.

<h1>Demo page for automatic horizontal sliding of multiple thumbnails. (Infinite loop)</h1>
<div id="idMediaWrap">
<div id="sliderPrev" class="prevBtn"><a href="." id="prev"><img src="images/arrow_l.jpg" alt="prev" width="25" height="40" /></a></div>

<div id="lineupItem">
		<div id="carousel">
			<div id="carouselInner">
			  <ul id="productList">
                    <li><img src="images/i01.jpg" alt="" width="179" /><p>Text</p></li>
                    <li><img src="images/i02.jpg" alt="" width="179" /><p>Text</p></li>
                    <li><img src="images/i03.jpg" alt="" width="179" /><p>Text</p></li>
                    <li><img src="images/i04.jpg" alt="" width="179" /><p>Text</p></li>
                    <li><img src="images/i05.jpg" alt="" width="179" /><p>Text</p></li>
                    <li><img src="images/i06.jpg" alt="" width="179" /><p>Text</p></li>
                    <li><img src="images/i07.jpg" alt="" width="179" /><p>Text</p></li>
                    <li><img src="images/i08.jpg" alt="" width="179" /><p>Text</p></li>
			  </ul>
          </div>
        </div>

</div>

<div id="sliderNext" class="nextBtn"><a href="." id="next"><img src="images/arrow_r.jpg" alt="next" width="25" height="40" /></a></div>

</div>