[SOLVED] Card Container with Carousel: Duplicating Cards Question

[AliGW]

I have a card container with the carousel setting. I have made all of the changes I want to the first card that I added. Now, when I use the blue button on the right to add another card to the container, it places the new card below the container and I then have to drag it into the container. I had expected the card to be added inside the container automatically. Can anyone explain to me why it is placed outside of the container? Or is it perhaps that I am doing something wrong when adding a new card? The card container is standalone - it has not been nested inside any other container.

Thank you.

[Pablo]

For me, the new card is placed inside the container. But your settings may cause other behavior.

If you need help with this then please share a demo.

[AliGW]

OK - it'll have to be later. I have run out of time for this morning. What you are saying is the behaviour that I would have expected, so I must have inadvertently changed something to make it stops working properly.

[AliGW]

The issue can be seen in this demo.

Select card1. click on the blue button and a new card appears BELOW the card container. I'd love to know what I've done wrong.

Thanks.

https://we.tl/t-5iTqLfvKEf

[Pablo]

The column count is set to '1' so there is free space to place it next to the other card.

[crispy68]

@Pablo,

It is working but he may be referring to the fact in the object manager it shows the card outside of the card container even though it is in the card container.

[Pablo]

That is probably just a small timing issue. The Object Manager is updated before the layout has been recalculated. If you do a refresh then it should be in sync.

[AliGW]

@Pablo,

It is working but he may be referring to the fact in the object manager it shows the card outside of the card container even though it is in the card container.

Just FYI: I am a she.

Yes, the card is showing outside the container when I generate it. If I close the .wbs and open it again, the new card appears at the top of the list of cards inside the container, so I then have to move it to the bottom. I'd expect it to be added at the bottom.

@Pablo: I only want one card showing at a time, which is why I set that setting to 1.

[Pablo]

For me, it adds to the bottom.
Maybe you have inverted the sort order in the Object Manager?

You do not have to close the wbs. Just click refresh in the Object Manager.

[AliGW]

I don't know how to invert the sort order and I don't see anything to do with refresh in the Object Manager, so I can't check either of these things, sorry.

[AliGW]

Ah! I have found these on the right-click menu. Sort is set to ascending and refresh puts the card at the top of the list. So if I have four cards and I add another and refresh, I end up with:

Card5
Card1
Card2
Card3
Card4

I am working with the same .wbs file that you are, by the way,

[Pablo]

The insert order is related to this selected 'Mode'. Some of the scripts insert the card at the beginning.

For example, if you select 'card deck' then it will be inserted at the end.

[AliGW]

But I selected carousel - does that insert at the end?

[AliGW]

Another quick question: how can I stop WWB from duplicating the images I link to in the cards in my carouel from recreating them in an images folder? I would prefer not to have lots of duplicate image files on my hard drive.

[Pablo]

But I selected carousel - does that insert at the end?

No. This is related to how the scripts works internally. I do not always have control over (third party) scripts.

how can I stop WWB from duplicating the images I link to in the cards in my carouel from recreating them in an images folder?

By default, images are copied to the project folder so all files that are part of the project are stored in one place. This make it easier to copy the project to another computer or make backups.
You can disable this in Tools -> Options -> Files and Folders -> Asset Management

[AliGW]

Ah, right - great stuff. Thanks.

I thought the carousel cards were not third party - my mistake on that. It's not a biggie - I can reorder the cards once they are in situ.

I'd still love to be able to have a slow fade transition - maybe it can be added at a later date?

[Pablo]

The card container is a unique feature of WWB. However, it uses third-party scripts like OWL, Swiper, and others to implement slider and carousel functionality. If I had to build everything from scratch, it would take me months of extra work. That's why I often rely on third-party scripts.

maybe it can be added at a later date?

I will take this into consideration.
Note however that I have a long list of feature requests so I cannot promise this will be available soon.

[AliGW]

I am grateful for your considering it - thank you.

[AliGW]

I've applied the latest fix and the card addition is now working properly for me.

Thanks for all of the updates to the software. Hoping that you will be able to implement the feature request at some point.

[AliGW]

Pablo - since the latest update, this is no longer working properly. If I have a card whose contents is wider than others below it, I can no longer access the cards below it, even when I have the correct card selected from the numbered selectors that you added for us (which have been fantastic until now).

It's exactly the same if I switch on pagination. Suddenly it's unusable, as I can't go back and correct mistakes in cards that are lower in the stack - I have to delete cards above it instead.

I'll put together a demo and post it here shortly.

[AliGW]

Here's a demo: https://we.tl/t-ylZx9QgDy3

If you select card 9 in the stack using the selector bottom right and then double-click on the card, you get the card 9 propertiues as expected.

Now switch to card 8 using the selectors and double click the card again - this time the card 9 properties appear instead of card 8.

This has been working so brilliantly until now, but it feels as if something has got broken. I can't edit any card but the last one (Feral Cypriot Cat) - help!

[Pablo]

The issue is related the new 'fade' mode.
If you select any of the other modes in the Card Container then it works correctly.

Note that this is not specific to the last update. It never worked for fade mode.

Anyway, I have updated the software so it should work now (build 3/6/2025).

[AliGW]

Thanks for fixing it, Pablo - much appreciated. I do find it odd that I did not encounter the problem between the fade feature bi=eing added and yesterday, though. maybe I just got lucky ... Who knows?

[AliGW]

I can confirm that the fix has worked.

Thanks again!