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I want my homepage slideshow to be the first thing visitor see. I want it to stretch the full width of the page. How do I do that?

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This is actually two separate questions: 1) how to put a slideshow on a page by itself and 2) how to make a stretchy slideshow that expands to fill the page. I'd recommend this be split into two separate questions. – jfriend00 Jan 27 '12 at 18:36
It may be that is what is needed. But this is how it is frequently asked. New users do not know that it is often a good idea to put the galleries on a new page. They just want it to stretch. In some cases they still want the galleries under the slideshow. So I don't think the question needs to be split. The answer can address the options. – Doc Walker♦ Jan 27 '12 at 18:45
I guess we could discuss this on meta, but there's a particular way that SE sites are run and folks are encouraged NOT to put multiple somewhat separate questions in one question. I know that's not how users do it on dgrin, but this is SE now. For example, the best answer for splitting your homepage into multiple pages would have absolutely nothing to do with a stretchy slideshow and be more general purpose. It's all about whether Smugmug is going to encourage this forum to work like the best practices of other SE sites. Particularly interesting for questions you are seeding it with. – jfriend00 Jan 28 '12 at 18:09

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In order for the slideshow to be the first thing the visitor sees, you need to make sure the slideshow is at the top. If you are using the built-in Smugmug slideshow, be sure to select 'Slideshow' in the 'Homepage Layout' button on your Homepage, and select 'move up' from the 'Organize' selection at the top of each section.

However, the built-in slideshow will not allow full width stretch. If you want stretchy photos, you need one of the custom slide shows. This also means a bit of customization, as you will need to embed the show in the 'Bio' box, and therefore should ensure that it is the item at the top of the screen (be sure to uncheck 'Slideshow')

For stretchy slideshows, you should try something like JFriend HTML5 Slideshow,(and here), which automatically stretches.

If you really want full screen, like every inch of available screen stretch, you should check out the FastLine Media Full Screen slide show customization

Here are samples to show you the options:

JFriend HTML5: here, and here

FastLine Media: here

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Jfriend has the "option" to stretch, it doesn't automatically? Right? I guess it might default to stretchy true, i'm not sure. It is a parameter such as stretchy: "true",. Also, I didn't know about the FastLine option, thanks! – dpollitt♦ Jan 27 '12 at 17:43
Well I use John's HTML5 screenshow, and I do not recall setting any parameter, so I am assuming it is 'stretchy out of the box'. You get it 'unstretchy' by defining a strict size. Perhaps John can chime in. – cmason Jan 27 '12 at 19:32

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