Ideabox – Timeline News Ticker

Introduction to Ideabox: Timeline News Ticker

Are you a content creator, blogger, or media professional looking for a way to showcase important updates, news, and events on your website, social media, or blog? Do you want to keep your audience informed about changes, announcements, and milestones on your platform? Look no further than Ideabox's Timeline News Ticker, a powerful and customizable tool that allows you to streamline your content and keep your audience engaged.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Timeline News Ticker
2. Tutorial: Setting up the Timeline News Ticker
3. Tutorial: Customizing your Timeline News Ticker
4. Tutorial: Adding and Managing Content
5. Final Tips and Troubleshooting

Tutorial: Setting up the Timeline News Ticker

To get started, please follow these steps:

1. Install the Timeline News Ticker plugin
   • Go to your plugin administrator page and search for "Ideabox - Timeline News Ticker".
   • Download and install the plugin.
   • Enable the plugin.
2. Customize the plugin settings
   • Click on the "Timeline News Ticker" settings page.
   • Choose the layout of the ticker (horizontal, vertical, etc.).
   • Set the speed at which the ticker scrolls.
   • Specify the number of items to display at any given time.
3. Add CSS styles (optional)
   • If you want to customize the appearance of your ticker, you can add custom CSS styles. You can do this by adding the classes provided by the plugin to your CSS file. For example, you can add custom styles to the .ticker element.

Tutorial: Customizing your Timeline News Ticker

Customizing the Appearance

If you want to customize the appearance of your Timeline News Ticker, you can follow these steps:

1. Add custom colors
   • Go to your style.css file and add the following codes:

     
     .ticker {
     /* Add your custom colors here */
     }

.item { / Add your custom colors here / }

2. **Change layout**
    * Go to the `Timeline News Ticker` settings and change the layout to your desired template.

### Tutorial: Adding and Managing Content

**Adding Content**

Once you have set up and customized your Timeline News Ticker, you can add items to the ticker. Here's how to do it:

1. **Create items**
    * Go to the `Item` page and click on the "+ Add Item" button.
    * Add details about the item, such as the event name, date, and description.
2. **Add items to the ticker**
    * Go to the `Timeline News Ticker` settings and click on the "Select Items" button.
    * Choose the item categories you want to display on the ticker.

Managing Content

1. **Edit an item**
    * Go to the `Items` page and click on the item name.
    * Make changes and click "Save".
2. **Delete an item**
    * Go to the `Items` page and click on the item name.
    * Click the "Delete" button.