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Automating Recent Posts Slider with Sidebar-Recent-Post-Otomatis-Slider

If you're looking to add a dynamic recent posts slider to your Jekyll or Hugo blog sidebar, look no further than the sidebar-recent-post-otomatis-slider plugin. In this post, we'll walk through how to install and configure this plugin for your static site.

Prerequisites

Before we dive into the setup process, make sure you have the following tools installed:

  1. Jekyll or Hugo, depending on which static site generator you prefer.
  2. Ruby (for Jekyll) or Go (for Hugo), to run your site locally during development.
  3. A text editor or Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of your choice, such as Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text.

Installing the Plugin

To get started with sidebar-recent-post-otomatis-slider, follow these steps:

For Jekyll Users

  1. Add the following line to your site's _config.yml file under the plugins key:
- /path/to/sidebar-recent-post-otomatis-slider

Replace /path/to/ with the actual directory path where you save the plugin after cloning it from its GitHub repository.

  1. Clone the sidebar-recent-post-otomatis-slider repository:
    git clone https://github.com/username/sidebar-recent-post-otomasis-slider.git _plugins/sidebar-recent-post-otomatis-slider
    

Replace username with the actual username of the plugin's GitHub repository.

For Hugo Users

  1. Create a new directory for the plugin under layouts/x/, and name it sidebar_recent_post_otomatis_slider.
  2. Add the following lines to your site's config.toml file under the [params] key:
    sidebar_recent_posts = true
    
  3. Clone the sidebar-recent-post-otomatis-slider repository:
    git clone https://github.com/username/sidebar-recent-post-otomasis-slider.git layouts/x/sidebar_recent_post_otomatis_slider
    

Replace username with the actual username of the plugin's GitHub repository.

Configuration

Once you have installed the plugin, there are a few configuration options you can adjust to customize the recent posts slider:

  1. Number of Posts: By default, the plugin will display 5 recent posts in the slider. You can change this number by setting the number_of_posts variable in your site's config file.
  2. Slider Speed and Autoplay: The speed and autoplay settings for the slider are controlled by the slider_speed_ms and autoplay variables, respectively. You can set these values to your desired speed (in milliseconds) and autoplay interval (in seconds).
  3. Custom Styles: If you'd like to apply custom CSS styles to the recent posts slider, create a new file called sidebar-recent-post-otomatis-slider.css in your site's _sass or static/css directory and link it in your site's config file.

With these configuration options at your disposal, you can easily tailor the recent posts slider to fit seamlessly with your blog design.

Conclusion

The sidebar-recent-post-otomatis-slider plugin provides a simple and efficient way to add a dynamic recent posts slider to your Jekyll or Hugo blog sidebar. With just a few easy steps, you can install, configure, and customize this plugin to create an engaging user experience for your readers.

Happy blogging!

Published May, 2014