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Tabs and slides

One of the nice things about web pages is that they can be as short or long as you like. However, long pages can be intimidating and your readers might find it difficult to find the information that is relevant to them. Consider displaying some of your content in "tabs" or "slides" using the following extension.

1. Download the extension - scroll down to 'Tabs & Slides [in content items]'

2. Install it as normal. Review lesson 12 of the free training if necessary.

3. Enable the plugin in Administrator: Extensions - Plugin Manager

4. Create a new article or edit an existing one. Follow this example to create your tabs:

{tab=Power drill features}

  • Includes drill bits
  • Mains power

{tab=Power drill benefits}

  • Creates holes
  • No need to worry about batteries

{/tabs}

So you start the code with {tab=
followed by the name that you want to appear on the tab, followed by your content. Repeat this sequence for as many tabs as you like and finish up by including {/tabs}.

5. The result of the above example is 2 tabs as shown in the following screen shot:

Tabs

The procedure for inserting "slides" is almost the same, however you need to include a "close" tag for each slide e.g.

{slide=Power drill features}

  • Includes drill bits
  • Mains power

{/slide}

{slide=Power drill benefits}

  • Creates holes
  • No need to worry about batteries

{/slide}

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