Xara web space and slider widget

[behzad]

So let me get this straight. If I do not have access to xara hosting/web space then my slider widget will stop working?

[gwpriester]

Not sure. There is one way to find out.

[behzad]

Well Mine still has not expired, but if that is the case, that would be very bad. Horrible and upsetting. For now I am okay. Someone from Xara @Rob can answer this?

[gwpriester]

Let me give Rob a heads up. Check back tomorrow.

[behzad]

Thanks

[Acorn]

Kate Moir assured us a time back that access for existing sliders would persist.
What this means is you can Edit into an existing slideshow. I know you cannot activate a new slider from the Online Content Catalogue when the Update Service has expired..
What I don't know is once into the widget whether you can create a new one and save that off.

I will try a number of access mechanisms I can think of later today, possibly.

Xara has still not restored the v12 widget that was pulled. This puts the Xara Slideshow Widget under permanent Update Service tutelage.
I have always had concerns about the EULA statement and the Xara abstracting your photos into its Cloud space.

I much prefer building my own. I just build a client's site using a XaraTemplate design, XT109, that has a very powerful approach where all the images are in the design file and hosted in your space.

Acorn

[Rob-Xar]

I think it reverts to the free account (500mb) which should still give you access to the slider.

If your update service expires then I don't think you'll be able to insert one (but you could just copy the slider from another project file, open and then change it).