Responsive Nivo Slider

Version 2.0.1: 20 July 2026

• Improved mobile layout: fixed-height stages use a 16:9 band on small screens
• Caption typography now uses CSS variables so mobile font scaling is not blocked by admin size settings
• Thumbnail grid stays four columns wide on phones without horizontal overflow

Version 2.0: 20 July 2026

• Full rebuild with vanilla JavaScript (no jQuery, no legacy Nivo Slider library)
• Modern slider UI with Default, Light, and Bar themes
• Transition effects: Fade, Slide, Fold, Zoom, and Random (legacy Nivo effect names still map correctly)
• Dot or thumbnail pagination, arrows, swipe, and keyboard controls
• Captions, optional slide links, folder or individual image sources
• Height auto mode for a responsive aspect ratio
• Registered CSS and JavaScript through Web Asset Manager at version 2.0.0
• Joomla 4, 5, and 6 support with namespaced Dispatcher and Helper
• English language strings and refreshed admin field labels
• Added six live demo variants: Default, Thumbnails, Light, Bar, Fold, and Zoom

Version 1.7: 26 November 2025

• Fully compatible with Joomla 4, 5, and 6
• Replaced timthumb with Joomla's native Image class for image resizing
• Created assets folder structure and moved all CSS/JS files from tmpl to assets
• Updated XML manifest with improved labels and descriptions for better user experience
• Removed font-family options - now uses template default fonts
• Added jx- prefix to CSS classes for better namespace management
• Removed console.log statements from JavaScript for production readiness
• Optimized template code by consolidating logic and removing duplicate code
• Enhanced helper.php with modern DirectoryIterator for folder traversal
• Improved code organization by moving variable declarations to main PHP file
• Enhanced security with proper input sanitization and XSS prevention
• Code optimization following Joomla coding standards
• Removed unnecessary code and files (timthumb.php, cache folder)
• Updated WebAssetManager integration for modern asset loading

Version 1.6: 12 December 2023

• Support Joomla 5.
• No need for a Backward Compatibility Plugin.

Version 1.5: 08 February 2023

• Supports Joomla 4
• Modified Backend Parameters
• Added Joomla Slides to add new Slideshow
• Removed load jQuery in Body. Default: Head
• Single file installation for both Joomla 3 and 4

Version 1.4:   08 Aug 2018

• Fixed Image Height Issue
• Fixed link to image issue

Version 1.3: 02 Aug 2018

• Supports Multiple instance