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Need 2 Automatic Slideshows on the Same Page


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I like the automatic slideshow in the example here: https://www.w3schools.com/howto/tryit.asp?filename=tryhow_js_slideshow_auto, but would like 2 slideshows on one page. When I try to do this myself, one slideshow plays and finishes, then the other one starts and finishes. I would like them to start at the same time and loop and like the caption option but don't necessarily need the "dots".

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For that example, the easiest way would be to use different class names for your other slideshow.  So use mySlides2 and dots2, for example, and make a copy of that Javascript code with a different function to run the second slideshow with the other class names.

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Can anyone elaborate on this? I'm good with HTML & CSS - but have hardly any experience using JS - I was able to get the 2 slideshows working, and they were able to be clicked left and right to the new slides, however, wanting to change these 2 slideshows to automatic has been a headache. I have made the changes the moderator suggested, changing the 2nd slide show class names mySlides2 and dots2... but don't know where to go from here... I don't understand how to make a "different function to run the second slideshow with the other class names." Thank you for any response. Here is where I am at:

<script>
var slideIndex = 0;
showSlides();

function showSlides() {
  var i;
  var slides = document.getElementsByClassName("mySlides1");
  var dots = document.getElementsByClassName("dot");
  for (i = 0; i < slides.length; i++) {
    slides.style.display = "none";  
  }
  slideIndex++;
  if (slideIndex > slides.length) {slideIndex = 1}    
  for (i = 0; i < dots.length; i++) {
    dots.className = dots.className.replace(" active", "");
  }
  slides[slideIndex-1].style.display = "block";  
  dots[slideIndex-1].className += " active";
  setTimeout(showSlides, 2000); // Change image every 2 seconds
}
</script>


<script>
var slideIndex = 0;
showSlides();

function showSlides() {
  var i;
  var slides = document.getElementsByClassName("mySlides2");
  var dots = document.getElementsByClassName("dot2");
  for (i = 0; i < slides.length; i++) {
    slides.style.display = "none";  
  }
  slideIndex++;
  if (slideIndex > slides.length) {slideIndex = 1}    
  for (i = 0; i < dots.length; i++) {
    dots.className = dots.className.replace(" active", "");
  }
  slides[slideIndex-1].style.display = "block";  
  dots[slideIndex-1].className += " active";
  setTimeout(showSlides, 2000); // Change image every 2 seconds
}
</script>

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