Easy Articles Carousel

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? Use Cases

• ? News Portals: Display recent or trending news articles in a sleek carousel.
• ?? E-Commerce Blogs: Highlight product-related articles or featured categories.
• ??? Educational Sites: Showcase tutorials, guides, or latest publications.
• ?? Corporate Websites: Present company updates or featured stories elegantly.
• ? Creative Portfolios: Use the grid mode to feature case studies or design posts.
• ? Community or Club Sites: Highlight members’ stories or events dynamically.

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? Main Features

• ?? Select articles from multiple Joomla categories
• ? Support 2 layout modes: Grid and Carousel
• ? Grid Mode supports the latest Bootstrap version
• ?? Option to load frontend framework files from CDN
• ? Set columns per device (Desktop, Tablet, Phone) for carousel layout
• ? Choose the total number of articles to display
• ?? Show or hide article images
• ?? Change image position (Left, Top, Bottom, Right)
• ? Define a default image if no image is found
• ? Image extracting modes: Auto, Intro Image, or Full Image
• ? Show or hide title and description
• ?? Limit the number of characters in title and description
• ? Show or hide Read More, Hits, Date, and Author Name
• ? Show or hide Featured Articles
• ? Change article order (Last Added, Modified, Touched, or Random)
• ? Filter by Author (Anyone, Me, or Specific Authors)

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? Carousel Features

• ? Adjust margin between items
• ?? Infinite loop slides
• ? Center Item feature
• ? Auto Width support
• ???? Padding (Left/Right) on stage
• ? Fit merged items on smaller screens
• ?? Pause on hover
• ?? Custom Animate In/Out effects
• ? Lazy loading for images and content
• ? Smart speed calculation
• ?? Enable or disable autoplay
• ?? Define autoplay timeout
• ?? Pause autoplay on hover
• ?? Show or hide Next/Prev buttons
• ?? Customize Next/Prev button text
• ? Show or hide dots navigation
• ?? Support mouse drag, touch drag, and pull drag

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?? Thumbnails Features

• ?? Download external images automatically
• ? Generate thumbnails with PHP GD library
• ?? Image auto-scaling and aspect-ratio preservation
• ? Set thumbnail width and height
• ? Choose thumbnail background color
• ? Option to stretch thumbnail
• ? Adjust thumbnail quality
• ?? Caching support for faster loading
• ? Apply image filters:
  • Grayscale
  • Sepia
  • Blur
  • Brightness
  • Smooth
  • Pixelate
  • Contrast

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? Item Styling Features

• ? Customize item background color and padding
• ? Set title font size
• ? Change title and description colors
• ?? Modify button style (via CSS class or custom CSS)
• ? Choose button icon and adjust icon style
• ? Customize navigation color, text, and background

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? Other Features

• ? Responsive and Touch Friendly
• ? Multiple Read More link types (supports Article links)
• ? Strong Administrator Settings
• ? Smooth CSS3 transitions
• ? Valid SEO-friendly HTML
• ? Compatible with modern browsers
• ? And much more...