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Random Content

What is Random Content?
Randomize the display order of content on your page with this external source. As a result, the order in which the participating contents is displayed on the page changes randomly each time the page loads or one of the playback controls is clicked.
Random Content

ID of Source

Enter an unique id that will be used by Silva to create your Random Content. This is required. Random Content with the same ids will be styled the same.

Title of Source

Title of the random content source

CSS Styles

Here you can enter in customized css to style your random content. For example you can define the width, placement on your page, background color, padding, etc.

Folder

This is where the random content items are located.

Content Type

This is the type of data that will be used in the External Source.

Random Type

This is the method for displaying the content. You have two options; Page Load and Interval.

Page Load changes the content everytime you refresh the page. Interval changes the content every few seconds.

Random Interval Seconds

This gives you the option to set the time length of when the content changes.

Pre-load number of pages

When you Pre-load X numbers of content it will cache them so no AJAX is required.

Display Content Title

This is asking if you would like to display the titles of the documents you are referencing.

Content Height

Sets the height of the content box. If using playback controls you MUST have a content height.

Enable Smooth Transitions

This allows for smooth/slow transitions between content.

Enable Playback Controls

This allows for visitors to have access to previous, next, pause, and play controls for the content.

Random Content set-up2

Examples

Playback Controls- Playback controls

Random Type-

Click on the image on the right. Once the page loads refresh it, see how the images change? This is random type is called "Page Load".

Random type