Wordpress

You can see an example on how to add a product in your Wordpress article/page here and how to add it in your theme or as a widget here.

Make sure your Wordpress version is greater than 2.8 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.

 

1. There are two files to download:

    a. WordPress Plugin that you have to install and activate

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your wp-content folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called cover-flow-fx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, go to Cover Flow FX from the Settings tab in your WordPress Dashboard and update the path accordingly

4. Add [cover-flow-fx][/cover-flow-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page

5. If you want to make the Cover Flow FX part of your theme, edit the template files and add <?php fxcoverflow_echo_embed_code(); ?> where you want it to show up

6. Customize your Cover Flow FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Download the ZIP file and use the included settings.xml file to overwrite wp-content/flashxml/cover-flow-fx/settings.xml

7. To use your own images, upload them to wp-content/flashxml/cover-flow-fx/images and update the wp-content/flashxml/cover-flow-fx/images.xml file accordingly

 

Additional settings file

To embed the Cover Flow FX more than once, you will need another settings file and (probably) another set of images. Let's assume your new file is called settings2.xml. Add [cover-flow-fx settings="settings2.xml"][/cover-flow-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the file name as the first argument of the fxcoverflow_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php fxcoverflow_echo_embed_code("settings2.xml"); ?>).

 

Add as widget

To add the Cover Flow FX as a widget, go to Widgets from the Appearance tab in your WordPress Dashboard, then drag and drop the Cover Flow FX from Available Widgets to the widget area you want. You can specify a different settings.xml file and an alternative content for users without Adobe Flash Player from the widget's settings.

 

No Flash support text

To support visitors without Adobe Flash Player, you can provide alternative content by adding the text between [cover-flow-fx] and [/cover-flow-fx]. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the text as the second argument of the fxcoverflow_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php fxcoverflow_echo_embed_code("", "Alternative content"); ?>).

 

Change WMODE

By default, the WMODE value is transparent but you can change it to window from the Cover Flow FX in the Settings tab in your WordPress Dashboard. For widgets, this can be done from the widget's settings. If you want to have a different WMODE value in a specific place, it can be done like this: [cover-flow-fx wmode="window"][/cover-flow-fx]. If you're using the PHP function, here's an example on: <?php fxcoverflow_echo_embed_code("", "", 0, 0, "window"); ?>.

 

If you have PHP4

To make it work with PHP4, add [cover-flow-fx width="400" height="300"][/cover-flow-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the width and height as the third and fourth argument of the fxcoverflow_echo_embed_code() function call. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 400 and 300 are just examples.

 

Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label

To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package. Once you'll do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the wp-content/flashxml/cover-flow-fx/ folder.

joomla

The module is used for adding the product in one or more pages in a given position (e.g. top, bottom, sidebar) while the plugin is used for adding the product inside a specific article.

You can see an example on how to install a module in your Joomla 1.5 website here, how to install a plugin in your Joomla 1.5 website here, how to install a module in your Joomla 1.6 website here and how to install a plugin in your Joomla 1.6 website here.

Make sure your Joomla version is at least 1.5 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.

 

Joomla Module Instructions:

1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):

    a. Joomla Module (version 1.5 or version 1.6, 1.7 & 2.5) that you have to install and enable

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called coverflowfx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, update the Path from module's parameters accordingly

4. Customize your Cover Flow FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Download the ZIP file and use the included settings.xml file to overwrite flashxml/coverflowfx/settings.xml

Note that the Joomla Module can only be used once in your website.

 

Joomla Plugin Instructions:

1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):

    a. Joomla Plugin (version 1.5 or version 1.6, 1.7 & 2.5) that you have to install and enable

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called coverflowfx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different from the one above, update the Path from plugin's parameters accordingly

4. Add {coverflowfx}{/coverflowfx} where you want the Flash to show up in your article

5. Customize your Cover Flow FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Download the ZIP file and use the included settings.xml file to overwrite flashxml/coverflowfx/settings.xml

6. The default name for the settings file is settings.xml, but if you want to use another file (for example settings2.xml), specify the name like this: {coverflowfx settings=settings2.xml}{/coverflowfx} where you want the component to show up in your article

7. In some cases the width and height will not be read from the settings.xml file but you can specify them like this: {coverflowfx width=400 height=300}{/coverflowfx}. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 400 and 300 are just examples.

 

Changing WMODE

By default, the WMODE value is transparent but you can change it to window from the module/plugin's parameters. If you want to have a different WMODE value in a specific article, it can be done like this: {coverflowfx wmode=window}{/coverflowfx}.

 

Getting rid of the FlashXML.net labelTo remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package.Once you will do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the flashxml/coverflowfx/ folder.