Add Sliding Description Panel To An Image In Blogger

This tutorial will show you How To Add Sliding Description Panel To An Image Using CSS3 Transitions In Blogger. When someone hovers the mouse on the image the animated panel comes out smoothly with description which you want to add in it. The description panel can be used in four ways (up, down, left, right). This widget is made by dynamicdrive.com

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How To Add Sliding Description Panel To An Image In Blogger

• Go to Blogger Dashboard 
• Click on DropDown Menu and select Template
• Backup your Template before making any changes to your blog
• Now Click on Edit HTML --> Proceed --> Expand Widget Templates
• Press Ctrl + F and search the code shown below

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• Now Paste the Code Shown Below just above/before it

.imagepluscontainer{ /* main image container */
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}

.imagepluscontainer img{ /* CSS for image within container */
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
-moz-transition: all 0.5s ease; /* Enable CSS3 transition on all props */
-webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
-o-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
-ms-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

.imagepluscontainer:hover img{ /* CSS for image when mouse hovers over main container */
-moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-moz-transform: scale(1.05, 1.05);
-webkit-transform: scale(1.05, 1.05);
-ms-transform: scale(1.05, 1.05);
-o-transform: scale(1.05, 1.05);
transform: scale(1.05, 1.05);
}

.imagepluscontainer div.desc{ /* CSS for desc div of each image. */
position: absolute;
width: 90%;
z-index: 1; /* Set z-index to that less than image's, so it's hidden beneath it */
bottom: 0; /* Default position of desc div is bottom of container, setting it up to slide down */
left: 5px;
padding: 8px;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); /* black bg with 80% opacity */
color: white;
-moz-border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px; /* CSS3 rounded borders */
-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
opacity: 0; /* Set initial opacity to 0 */
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); /* CSS3 shadows */
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
-moz-transition: all 0.5s ease 0.5s; /* Enable CSS3 transition on desc div. Final 0.5s value is the delay before animation starts */
-webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease 0.5s;
-o-transition: all 0.5s ease 0.5s;
-ms-transition: all 0.5s ease 0.5s;
transition: all 0.5s ease 0.5s;
}

.imagepluscontainer div.desc a{
color: white;
}

.imagepluscontainer:hover div.desc{ /* CSS for desc div when mouse hovers over main container */
-moz-transform: translate(0, 100%);
-webkit-transform: translate(0, 100%);
-ms-transform: translate(0, 100%);
-o-transform: translate(0, 100%);
transform: translate(0, 100%);
opacity:1; /* Reveal desc DIV fully */
}

/*### Below CSS when applied to desc DIV slides the desc div from the right edge of the image ###*/

.imagepluscontainer div.rightslide{
width: 150px; /* reset from default */
top:15px;
right:0;
left:auto;  /* reset from default */
bottom:auto;  /* reset from default */
padding-left:15px;
-moz-border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
-webkit-border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
}

.imagepluscontainer:hover div.rightslide{
-moz-transform: translate(100%, 0);
-webkit-transform: translate(100%, 0);
-ms-transform: translate(100%, 0);
-o-transform: translate(100%, 0);
transform: translate(100%, 0);
}

/*### Below CSS when applied to desc DIV slides the desc div from the left edge of the image ###*/

.imagepluscontainer div.leftslide{
width: 150px;  /* reset from default */
top:15px;
left:0;
bottom:auto;  /* reset from default */
padding-left:15px;
-moz-border-radius: 8px 0 0 8px;
-webkit-border-radius: 8px 0 0 8px;
border-radius: 8px 0 0 8px;
}

.imagepluscontainer:hover div.leftslide{
-moz-transform: translate(-100%, 0);
-webkit-transform: translate(-100%, 0);
-ms-transform: translate(-100%, 0);
-o-transform: translate(-100%, 0);
transform:translate(-100%, 0);
}

/*### Below CSS when applied to desc DIV slides the desc div from the top edge of the image ###*/

.imagepluscontainer div.upslide{
top:0;
bottom:auto;  /* reset from default */
padding-bottom:10px;
-moz-border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
-webkit-border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
}

.imagepluscontainer:hover div.upslide{
-moz-transform: translate(0, -100%);
-webkit-transform: translate(0, -100%);
-ms-transform: translate(0, -100%);
-o-transform: translate(0, -100%);
transform:translate(0, -100%);
}

• Use the HTML Code shown below in your post To Add Sliding Description Panel To An Image

<div class="imagepluscontainer" style="width:263px;; height:199px; ">
<img src="URL OF THE IMAGE">
<div class="desc">
IMAGE DESCRIPTION HERE
</div></div>

WIDGET CUSTOMIZATION

• Replace 263 with the width and 199 with the height of the image
• Replace URL OF THE IMAGE withyour image Url
• If you want to change the position of sliding panel then replace desc with desc upslide, desc rightslide or desc leftslide
• Replace IMAGE DESCRIPTION HERE with the description of the image
  

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