Data source Options

This area has the following options:

Start at (number)

The first content item returned by the Data Source that is to be actually used. You can use this option together with the Maximum items option to determine which of the content items returned by the Data Source will actually be displayed in the Gallery. If you specify 4 and set Maximum items to 3, for example, then only items 4, 5 and 6 are supplied to the Gallery's widgets.

These parameters can be used to allow several Gallery groups to share one Data Source. You can, for example, set up three Galleries to use the same Data Source, with one Gallery taking the first three content items, one taking items four to six and the third widget taking all the rest.

Maximum items (number)

The maximum number of items to be read from the Data Source. You can use this option together with the Start at option to determine which of the content items returned by the Data Source will actually be displayed in the Gallery. If you set Maximum items to 4, and set this option to 3 for example, then only items 4, 5 and 6 are supplied to the Gallery's widgets.

These parameters can be used to allow several Gallery groups to share one Data Source. You can, for example, set up three Galleries to use the same Data Source, with one Gallery taking the first three content items, one taking items four to six and the third widget taking all the rest.