How To Create jQuery Content Slider in Blogger

Do you know what is content slider? It's like a slideshow. You can watch the demo.

DEMO

Like it? Let's add it.

Steps:

1. Go to your Dashboard >> Design >> Edit HTML >> Check Expand Widget Templates.

2. Search this code (Ctrl + F), ]]></b:skin>

3. Copy below code and paste it just before the ]]></b:skin> tag.

#contentSlide {
border: 1px solid #000;
background:#212421;
height:263px;
padding:10px 0;
}
#slideshow {
margin:0 auto;
width:640px;
height:263px;
background:transparent url(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dfnTVAxeWMI/SlTPJpS_axI/AAAAAAAABYA/JS60KVWJ9GQ/bg_slideshow.jpg) no-repeat 0 0;
position:relative;
}
#slideshow #slidesContainer {
margin:0 auto;
width:560px;
height:263px;
overflow:auto; /* allow scrollbar */
position:relative;
}
#slideshow #slidesContainer .slide {
margin:0 auto;
width:540px; /* reduce by 20 pixels of #slidesContainer to avoid horizontal scroll */
height:263px;
}
.control {
display:block;
width:39px;
height:263px;
text-indent:-10000px;
position:absolute;
cursor: pointer;
}
#leftControl {
top:0;
left:0;
background:transparent url(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dfnTVAxeWMI/SlT8KH99FgI/AAAAAAAABZM/e9gXvHjzltU/control_left.jpg) no-repeat 0 0;
}
#rightControl {
top:0;
right:0;
background:transparent url(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dfnTVAxeWMI/SlT8KMpFpxI/AAAAAAAABZQ/a207Rx0XuiU/control_right.jpg) no-repeat 0 0;
}

.slide h2, .slide p {
margin:15px;
}
.slide h2 {
font:italic 24px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
color:#212421;
letter-spacing:-1px;
}
.slide img {
float:right;
margin:0 15px;
padding: 1px;
background-color: #212421;
border: 1px solid #999;
}

4.  Now, search this code (Ctrl + F), </head>

5.  Copy below code and paste it just before the </head> tag.

<script src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js' type='text/javascript'/>

<script type='text/javascript'>
//<![CDATA[
$(document).ready(function(){var currentPosition=0;var slideWidth=560;var slides=$('.slide');var numberOfSlides=slides.length;$('#slidesContainer').css('overflow','hidden');slides.wrapAll('<div id="slideInner"></div>').css({'float':'left','width':slideWidth});$('#slideInner').css('width',slideWidth*numberOfSlides);$('#slideshow').prepend('<span class="control" id="leftControl">Clicking moves left</span>').append('<span class="control" id="rightControl">Clicking moves right</span>');manageControls(currentPosition);$('.control').bind('click',function(){currentPosition=($(this).attr('id')=='rightControl')?currentPosition 1:currentPosition-1;manageControls(currentPosition);$('#slideInner').animate({'marginLeft':slideWidth*(-currentPosition)})});function manageControls(position){if(position==0){$('#leftControl').hide()}else{$('#leftControl').show()}if(position==numberOfSlides-1){$('#rightControl').hide()}else{$('#rightControl').show()}}
});
//]]>

6. Save your template. Now go to your Dashboard >> Design >> Page Element >> Add a Gadget >> 'HTML/Javascript'.

7.  Add the code below;

<!-- Slideshow HTML START-->
<div id="contentSlide"><div id="slideshow">
<div id="slidesContainer">

<div class="slide">
<h2>CONTENT TITLE</h2>
<p><a href="POST URL"><img alt="" width="215" src="IMAGE URL" height="145"/></a>POST SUMMARY</p>
</div>

<div class="slide">
<h2>CONTENT TITLE</h2>
<p><a href="POST URL"><img alt="" width="215" src="IMAGE URL" height="145"/></a>POST SUMMARY</p>
</div>

<div class="slide">
<h2>CONTENT TITLE</h2>
<p><a href="POST URL"><img alt="" width="215" src="IMAGE URL" height="145"/></a>POST SUMMARY</p>
</div>

<div class="slide">
<h2>CONTENT TITLE</h2>
<p><a href="POST URL"><img alt="" width="215" src="IMAGE URL" height="145"/></a>POST SUMMARY</p>
</div>

<div class="slide">
<h2>CONTENT TITLE</h2>
<p><a href="POST URL"><img alt="" width="215" src="IMAGE URL" height="145"/></a>POST SUMMARY</p>
</div>

</div>
</div></div>
<!-- Slideshow HTML END -->

8.  To add new slideshow, just add this code;

<div class="slide">
<h2>CONTENT TITLE</h2>
<p><a href="POST URL"><img alt="" width="215" src="IMAGE URL" height="145"/></a>POST SUMMARY</p>
</div>

DONE!