Is it possible to add a slider below the header in eleven40-Pro?

[tproud]

Hi, I would like to add a full-width slider right under the header in eleven40-Pro theme. Does anyone know if it is at all possible? Thank you!

[Brad Dalton]

You can hook in a widget for the slider or hook in the slider directly using a template tag,

Depends on which slider you choose.

This is the best solution in my opinion http://wpsites.net/best-plugins/installing-full-width-responsive-slider/

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[tproud]

Thanks, Brad. I would like to use a Genesis slider throughout the site, not just on home page. Should I do any changes to the code you gave me? Thank you.

[Brad Dalton]

The Genesis slider includes one widget so it can only be used once unless you want to display the same slider in different positions/pages.

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[tproud]

Hi Brad,

OK, I guess it's not crucial to use the Genesis slider. I just need something to use throughout the site - one below the header and one with different content above the footer, too. Is there a solution for that?
Meanwhile, I have tried using your code at http://wpsites.net/best-plugins/installing-full-width-responsive-slider/. I have installed the Responsive WordPress Slider - Soliloquy Lite and created a test slider which prompted me to use the following template tag:

if ( function_exists( 'soliloquy' ) ) { soliloquy( '30' ); }

I have inserted it at the end of the home.php file but it has not worked. Should I insert the template tag in a different file? Should it be worded differently? Or should I make changes in your code? Your code says:

add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'home_slider', 9 );
/**
* @author Brad Dalton - WP Sites
* @example http://wpsites.net/best-plugins/installing-full-width-responsive-slider/
*/
function home_slider() {
if ( function_exists( 'soliloquy_slider' ) )
soliloquy_slider( 'home-page' ); }

See, the template tag says if ( function_exists( 'soliloquy' ) while your code says if ( function_exists( 'soliloquy_slider' ). In which of these should I make the changes? And in what file should I put the template tag? Thank you so much for your help.

[tproud]

Okay, I have changed home-page in your code to the number of my slider and now it displays (YAY!!!) but not exactly where I wanted: http://aviation-standards.com/. I want it to be centered on the page and display directly between the "Double the Safety - Half the Cost!" tagline and the (nav menu + content). Hope it makes sense. Thanks so much!

[tproud]

I have changed the ‘genesis_after_header’ to ‘genesis_before_content’ and the location is correct now but still the slider is not centered: http://aviation-standards.com/. How can I do that?

Also, I tried adding the same code (your code from http://wpsites.net/best-plugins/installing-full-width-responsive-slider/) but with a different location (‘genesis_before_content’) and slider number, and everything got broken so I had to re-upload the functions.php file and add the first code again. Can I use two of your codes for different locations in functions.php, or is it impossible? Thank you!

[Brad Dalton]

What was the error message?

You can't use the same function name for anything in WordPress, they must be unique.

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[tproud]

I have done it again and added the second code so both codes look like this:

add_action( 'genesis_before_content', 'home_slider', 9 );
/**
* @author Brad Dalton - WP Sites
* @example http://wpsites.net/best-plugins/installing-full-width-responsive-slider/
*/
function home_slider() {
if ( function_exists( 'soliloquy_slider' ) )
soliloquy_slider( '30' ); }

add_action( 'genesis_after_content', 'home_slider', 9 );
/**
* @author Brad Dalton - WP Sites
* @example http://wpsites.net/best-plugins/installing-full-width-responsive-slider/
*/
function home_slider() {
if ( function_exists( 'soliloquy_slider' ) )
soliloquy_slider( '32' ); }

And here is the error message I'm getting right now:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare home_slider() (previously declared in /home/aviation/public_html/wp-content/themes/eleven40-pro/functions.php:154) in /home/aviation/public_html/wp-content/themes/eleven40-pro/functions.php on line 164

[Brad Dalton]

You cannot use the same function name

home_slider

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[tproud]

I have replaced the second one with home_slider2 and it works now. Thank you.

[Brad Dalton]

Cool!

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