R3D Floater

A Joomla 5 module that displays a floating panel on selected pages.
The panel can contain custom HTML (with the Joomla editor) or embed another module, slides in from any screen edge, and supports frequency control and delayed auto-open.

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✨ Features

• Display custom HTML or embed another Joomla module
• Works with Joomla’s menu item assignments
• Smooth slide-in animation from left, right, top, or bottom
• Animation options:
  • Customizable speed in/out
  • Optional rotation and scale-in
  • Adjustable start delay
• Frequency control:
  • every time
  • once per session
  • once per day
  • once per week
  • once per month
  • once only
• Close button support (with auto-close option planned)
• Multiple instances supported on the same site
• Fully Joomla 5.3+ and PHP 8.2+ compatible
• Languages included: English (en-GB) and German (de-DE)

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🚀 Installation

1. Download the latest release:
   mod_r3d_floater-x.y.z.zip

2. Install via Joomla backend:
   System → Install → Extensions

3. Go to Content → Site Modules and create a new R3D Floater instance.

4. Assign it to menu items as usual, and configure:

   • Content source (custom HTML or existing module)
   • Panel width & height
   • Slide-in direction
   • Animation speed & delay
   • Frequency control

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📜 Changelog (Auszug)

5.5.0 – Neu: Auto-Close-Parameter (ms). 5.4.4 – Fix: Frequenzkontrolle über Cookies. 5.4.0 – Delay-Parameter, Entfernung der Option „Automatisch öffnen“. 5.3.0 – Rotation/Skalierung beim Einfahren, Animation parametrisierbar. 5.2.x – Stabilisierung von Ein-/Ausblend-Animationen, bessere Parameternormalisierung. 5.0.0 – Initial Release für Joomla! 5: Custom HTML oder Modul, Fade-In, Frequenz, Close-Button, mehrere Instanzen.

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📜 License

GNU General Public License v3 or later. Copyright (C) 2025 Richard Dvorak, r3d.de