• Registered: 2013-05-22
  • Posts: 4

Topic: ReadyMag Integration

Hello there,
I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction.
I want to build an ultra minimal slideshow for ReadyMag web builder platform.
The accept embed code and it is built on HTML5 so I would imagine that it is indeed possible.
https://readymag.com

However:
1. Slideshow Customization - What would be the best way for me to create a custom slideshow for embed? Will JuiceboxBuilder - Pro do the trick or do I have to get my hands more "dirty"?

2. Image Hosting - What would be "best" way to host my pics to ensure ultra quick deployment? (the ReadyMag itself is s3 hosted however I don't think I can upload my pics there) Any suggestions/

3. Viewport Specific slideshows - Is there any disadvantage to creating completely different slideshows optimized each for tablet, phone, desktop / laptop?

If anyone has any suggestions to the above questions AND / OR if there is any other things I should look out for please do share.
Thanks in advance!

  • Registered: 2012-04-24
  • Posts: 5,916

Re: ReadyMag Integration

If Readymag does not support FTP (please check with their support), then there will be no easy way for you to upload your gallery files to the web space that they provide.
You would need to host your gallery elsewhere (such as Google Drive) and load your gallery into an iframe on your Readymag web page.
Please see the Embedding in a Web Template Site instructions.

Slideshow Customization

When following the web template site instructions, you can create your gallery (and configure it) using JuiceboxBuilder-Pro before uploading the complete gallery folder (all images and gallery resource files) to Google Drive.

Image Hosting

Unless you are using a Flickr account as a source of images, the images to be displayed in the gallery need to be listed in the gallery's XML file. When creating a gallery with JuiceboxBuilder-Pro, the images are included within the gallery folder and are usually hosted on the same domain along with the gallery resource files and the web page containing the gallery's embedding code. You could host your images elsewhere but you would need to manually edit the gallery's XML file and ensure that the imageURL entries point towards them.

Viewport Specific slideshows

Juicebox galleries adapt to different devices and browser window sizes so there should be no need to create separate galleries for individual scenarios.
Please see the Gallery Tour for details of Screen Modes and Input Modes.
Also, you might like to look into the possibility of creating a Multi-Size Image gallery so that images of an appropriate size are using in the gallery depending on the device and browser window size being used to view the gallery.