jQuery (mb)Gallery is a jQuery plugin for creating image galleries with a slideshow feature.

It is possible to present the galleries in any way wanted & adding a link to display them in the main gallery viewer.

The plugin has an inline thumbnail browser which is great to easily switch between images.

It offers multiple parameters for an easy customization like:

• width, height & colors
• auto-starting from a pre-defined image
• auto-sliding to be on/off
• timings between each slides
• & more..

Tip: The author of the plugin, Matteo Bicocchi, has other jQuery plugins which are presented in his ideas repository.

WebSlide is a free & JavaScript-based application for displaying/presenting images easily.

Mostly, it is built for viewing website design mockups which is very handy for freelancers & web agencies.

Slides can be switched with the help of a navigation bar or by keyboard. The navigation bar can also display any other information about the content displayed.

Images can be zoomed in/out & moved by drag’n drops. Optionally, presentations can be protected with passwords.

WebSlide does not have any server-side requirements & can be installed in minutes.

Plogger is an open source image gallery application, built with PHP-MySQL, that offers a simple usage with powerful features.

The application comes with an attractive admin interface for managing the galleries & can be integrated into any website by adding three lines of PHP code.

Using Plogger, it is possible to create unlimited albums that can include unlimited images. And, uploading the images is a breeze as they can be sent one at a time or as a .zip file in bulk.

Thumbnails are created automatically & there is caching support for faster loading.

Some other features of Plogger:

• commenting on images (optional)
• RSS feed on every level (single album, gallery..)
• an integrated JavaScript slideshow
• template based theme system
• valid XHTML output

Also, each gallery has a full XML generator built-in that enables anyone to create widgets in any language.

XML Banner Rotator is a free Flash component to display rotating images with style.

It is highly customizable via a XML file & comes with 35+ options including the masking size and speed.

The position of the elements on the screen, number of images & colors can all be controlled.

Besides any HTML page, XML Banner Rotator can be inserted into any FLA file too.

P.S. Download requires free membership.

AnythingSlider is a jQuery slider plugin which can present any HTML content.

It can display any number of slides where navigation tabs are generated automatically.

The interface has next/previous buttons, can optionally start on initial load & display all slides infinitely.

Another great feature is the hashtags for all content which makes it possible to link directly to a specific slide.

The animation & delay between each slide can also be set with ease.

YUI Slideshow is a YUI3 module which enables us to convert any HTML element’s children into animated slideshows.

It comes with a bunch of configuration options to customize the slider like:

• animations used (for both incoming & outgoing slides)
• intervals between each image
• duration of them
• autoplay
• & more..

The module has play/pause/previous/next controls for easily creating a player interface.

10+ different animation types can be choosen from various fade & swipe effects.

It is also possible to create advanced & custom animations where an example is already provided.

Horinaja is a free slideshow script that comes in two versions: scriptaculous/Prototype or jQuery.

It slides contents inside an unordered list wrapped with a div whose class="horinaja".

The script has support for mouse wheel that only works when the slideshow is hovered which is a nice feature for not locking the scroll-bar of the browser.

It is possible to enable/disable slide numbers & define the seconds between transitions.

Monoslideshow, a beautiful & customizable Flash image / video viewer, is giving away 3 licenses (€ 25 value/license) to WebResourcesDepot readers. Details on joining the giveaway can be found at the bottom of the post.

What is Monoslideshow?

It is a flexible XML-driven Flash image & video viewer to easily display them on your website with style.

Whether a professional portfolio or a simple image rotator, Monoslideshow can handle them all.

With over 500 options like:

• dimensions
• custom fonts
• enable/disable startup logo
• background sounds per media

& 10+ professional effects, creating something unique is not difficult. Also, besides the XML file, various settings can be configured via the JavaScript & AS3 API.

The media presented in Monoslideshow can be categorized inside albums & quickly switched between with a "click" for faster browsing.

Another great feature is the RSS support which makes it possible to create image slideshows from Flickr, etc.

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For every e-commerce website, web application or even a standard website, knowledgebases are very useful systems for helping users to find answers themselves.

68KB is a free knowledgebase application that is built with PHP & MySQL & can be themed to match the look of any website.

It has support for unlimited categories/sub-categories & SEO friendly URLs. Also, features like an "integrated glossary", "popular & new articles" makes browsing much easier.

With the help of an admin interface, it is possible to manage the system easily, view the stats, search logs & more.

68KB is multilingual & built with the CodeIgniter framework.

MooFlow is a highly customizable coverflow-like image gallery that is built with MooTools.

It is easily & automatically setup by mentioning the HTML element that grabs the images.

MooFlow has various features like:

• fullscreen support
• browsing with mouse wheel
• browsing with keyboard
• autoplay & loop
• automated JavaScript image reflections

The script is also flexible when loading the images. The data source can be JSON or HTML with selector-filter.

And, its interface can be totally skinned via CSS.