Making slideshow preload

Aderain
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Aderain posted this 07 August 2016

Is there any way to make the whole slideshow preload including all used animations on my WordPress theme? By request I have made an animation heavy slideshow, but as there are also other images, and a video to load as well on the website, when it tries to just start running, the animations become jerky and awkward. I have seen this work on other websites where you can see it loading first before running.

Here is my rough theme shown on an example WordPress site: Animation heavy slideshow

Here is an example site that manages it by preloading: Pioneer Club

Is there any way to make the whole slideshow preload including all used animations on my WordPress theme? By request I have made an animation heavy slideshow, but as there are also other images, and a video to load as well on the website, when it tries to just start running, the animations become jerky and awkward. I have seen this work on other websites where you can see it loading first before running. Here is my rough theme shown on an example WordPress site: [Animation heavy slideshow][1] Here is an example site that manages it by preloading: [Pioneer Club][2] [1]: http://aderain.com/cms/WordPress/ [2]: http://www.pioneerclub.co.uk/
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Stagger Lee
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Stagger Lee posted this 07 August 2016

One is 100 KB, your is 800 KB X 2 = 1.6 MB. Probably they are not on shared server too. You are asking to much.
Use some WordPress plugin, they tend to have preload gif and function.

One is 100 KB, your is 800 KB X 2 = 1.6 MB. Probably they are not on shared server too. You are asking to much. Use some WordPress plugin, they tend to have preload gif and function.
Aderain
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Aderain posted this 08 August 2016

Actually the whole of the Pioneer one is approx 600KB when you include both backgrounds and all small images, but I see your point. I have reduced mine down now to a total of 766KB, and things are now much smoother, if not perfect.

Any idea of a slider plugin that works with Themler?

Actually the whole of the Pioneer one is approx 600KB when you include both backgrounds and all small images, but I see your point. I have reduced mine down now to a total of 766KB, and things are now much smoother, if not perfect. Any idea of a slider plugin that works with Themler?
Stagger Lee
1818 Posts
Stagger Lee posted this 08 August 2016

All plugin works. It is just shortcodes in widgets.

All plugin works. It is just shortcodes in widgets.
Support Team
Support Team posted this 09 August 2016

Hello Aderain,
I confirm that Themler does not provide such functionality

regards,
Aileen

Hello Aderain, I confirm that Themler does not provide such functionality regards, Aileen
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