Ehren Posted July 30, 2020 at 09:45 AM Posted July 30, 2020 at 09:45 AM Following on from the previous sneak peak (Dark/light Mode toggle), here's another sneak peak to show off the new Background Picker in 4.5 themes! The Background Picker has always been a popular feature among IPSFocus themes, and it has some new exciting features coming in the next batch of updates. One of the first things you may notice is the "Random" option in position #1. If selected, a random background image will be displayed on each page load - something which has been a fairly popular feature request over the past couple of years. Another new feature is the addition of "Background names". This setting is optional and allows you to add a name to each of your thumbnails in the Background Picker. This feature is especially useful for gaming or sporting sites which offer different background images for different games and teams. Each background comes with numerous settings in the ACP, allowing you to easily "Enable/Disable" the background, as well as customize its "Image", "Color", "Name", "background-size", "background-repeat", "background-position" and "background-attachment". Very flexible! Many of you have requested a setting to "Restrict the Background Picker to certain groups". This setting is now available in 4.5! If the picker is disabled for guests, the Background Picker will be replaced with a message with links to either Login or Register - which is a great way to encourage your guests to register on your site. There's also a new setting to change the Default background image (which is something that previously required a code change in 4.4).. And last but not least, the number of background options has been increased from 6 to 10! If there are any additional features which you'd like to see included with the Background Picker in the 4.5 theme updates, make sure to post your ideas below! Be sure to check back in a few days time for another sneak peak! 4 1
Deano Posted July 31, 2020 at 04:55 PM Posted July 31, 2020 at 04:55 PM Looking really good Ehren. Not sure if this has been covered but I' assuming this will still work for images that we have uploaded ourselves?
Ehren Posted August 1, 2020 at 02:39 AM Author Posted August 1, 2020 at 02:39 AM 9 hours ago, Deano said: Looking really good Ehren. Not sure if this has been covered but I' assuming this will still work for images that we have uploaded ourselves? Yep, the existing "upload image" feature is the same. If you wanted to use an image which is already online, that's also very easy to do in the 4.5 themes 1
Dean_ Posted August 3, 2020 at 06:05 PM Posted August 3, 2020 at 06:05 PM On 7/30/2020 at 10:45 AM, Ehren said: Many of you have requested a setting to "Disable the picker for guests". This setting is now available in 4.5! If the picker is disabled for guests, the Background Picker will be replaced with a message with links to either Login or Register - which is a great way to encourage your guests to register on your site. Could this be enhanced to groups as well? Option in ACP to select which groups can and cannot access it.
Ehren Posted August 4, 2020 at 12:53 AM Author Posted August 4, 2020 at 12:53 AM 6 hours ago, Dean_ said: Could this be enhanced to groups as well? Option in ACP to select which groups can and cannot access it. I'll look into it 1
Ehren Posted August 6, 2020 at 07:32 AM Author Posted August 6, 2020 at 07:32 AM On 8/4/2020 at 4:05 AM, Dean_ said: Could this be enhanced to groups as well? Option in ACP to select which groups can and cannot access it. Done! 3
Dean_ Posted August 6, 2020 at 08:05 PM Posted August 6, 2020 at 08:05 PM 12 hours ago, Ehren said: Done! Much love Ehren! Thank you very much! 1
SC36DC Posted August 9, 2020 at 12:57 AM Posted August 9, 2020 at 12:57 AM Incredible improvement. Thank you. 1
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