Tutorial

On two separate sites I've recently had to implement a rotating image banner that could optionally be linked to paths within the site or to external URLs. Originally I tried a (mostly) self-contained module that matched the feature set called Rotor with some success but really needed greater flexibility. Undaunted, I rebuilt the functionality using a custom content type, a few CCK fields, ImageCache, and Views with the Views Slideshow plugin.

This tutorial is for Drupal 6 and walks through the exact steps I took to build the slideshow for the relaunch of Biblical Training, including enabling the right modules, creating the content type, defining the ImageCache presets, and building the View.

Hope it helps!