Film Strip

A long horizontal row of scrollable panels, similar to a reel of film.

The film strip block, with four panels (three fully visible).

The film strip block, with four panels (three fully visible).

Usage

You define your film strips and their panels in the Snippets > Film Strips section of the admin. Once defined, any page with a body streamfield can show that film strip by selecting it with a Film Strip Block.

Fields

Slider

Name: A unique name for your film strip. It can be anything, it is just used as a personal reference to easily tell them apart within Wagtail.

Panels

To add a slide to your carousel, click the “Add Slides” button.

Background image: An optional image that will fill the entire panel. May be cropped or scaled to fit. Background color: An optional color that will fill the entire panel. Foreground color: An optional color used for text in the panel. Custom CSS class: If you need to add a specific CSS class for this panel, add it here. Custom ID: If you need to add a specific ID for this panel, add it here. Content: A streamfield that contains the content blocks for the panel.

New in version 2.1: You must be on Wagtail CRX version 2.1 or higher to use Film Strips.