SharePoint jQuery.SPItemsRotator

Project Description
Rotate list items using jQuery and web-services.

This jQuery plug-in is used to display animated SharePoint content anywhere in your SharePoint site. Data is retrieved through web services. This is a javascript-only solution that can be integrated using SharePoint Designer.





Overview

• Retrieve items from SharePoint lists and display them one by one with fading animations.
• Easy integration : As it is 100% javascript based, SPItemsRotator can be integrated easily without deploying any server-side code.
• This project uses the jQuery.SPServices plug-in to retrieve data using web-services.

Javascript dependencies

• jQuery javascript library (version 1.3.2 or above)
• jQuery.SPServices plug-in javascript library (version 0.3.2. or above)

These can be easily added to a SharePoint site, see Setup the SharePoint site for SPItemsRotator


Documentation and examples

• Setup the SharePoint site for SPItemsRotator
• Rotate items from an Announcements list
• Rotate pictures from a Pictures library
• Read script file for examples on how to rotate custom SharePoint content (advanced users)
• Security tuning for publishing sites

Notes

• Items are displayed with security trimming. Users can't see items they don't have access to.
• Modify options to tune the rotation delay.
• For smooth fading, SPItemsRotator requires a fixed height on the container div.
• rotateAnnouncements() and rotatePictures() are basic methods that can be implemented by users familiar with jQuery.
• To rotate items below the quick-launch, add the container and script to the master page using SharePoint Designer, instead of adding it into a web part.

Please report bugs and suggestions, and contact me if you wish to participate to this project
My french technical SharePoint blog : Arnault Nouvel