Recent Post Slider

 

If you upload the template correctly, the Recent Post Slider widget will appear automatically. You must have at least one published post for the slider to show. Make sure your post includes an image (landscape orientation, at least 1200px wide).

If you don't see the recent post slider, add an HTML/JavaScript gadget to the "Recent Post Slide" section (as shown in the picture). Then edit the gadget and paste the following code:

<script type="text/javascript">
var posts_no = 4;
var showpoststhumbs = true;
var readmorelink = true;
var showcommentslink = false;
var posts_date = true;
var post_summary = true;
var summary_chars = 150;
</script>
<script src="/feeds/posts/default?orderby=published&alt=json-in-script&callback=showlatestpostswiththumbs"></script>

To change the number of posts in the slider, update var posts_no = 4; to any number you want (default is 4).
To change the number of characters in the post summary, update the value in var summary_chars = 150;.