Hi ! I'm including the following jquery slider plugin into my website. Unfortunatly I still don't know how to change certain parameters like displayList, adaptive Height etc.
The author says you can add these options during the slider initialization to customize it.
I'm furthering my jquery knowledge but for now can anyone help me out ?
Its a long code but i think only the first 60 lines of the js part till the get element section are relevant
for solving my problem.

The second code snippet shows the script
Maybe you also have some reads for those typ of problems. Thx
Html part :

<script>
        $(document).ready(function() {
        $('.pgwSlider').pgwSlider();
        });
    </script>

js part:

;(function($){
    $.fn.pgwSlider = function(options) {

        var defaults = {
            mainClassName : 'pgwSlider',
            listPosition : 'right',
            selectionMode : 'click',
            transitionEffect : 'fading',
            autoSlide : true,
            displayList : true,
            displayControls : false,
            touchControls : true,
            verticalCentering : false,
            adaptiveHeight : false,
            maxHeight : null,
            beforeSlide : null,
            afterSlide : null,
            adaptiveDuration : 200,
            transitionDuration : 500,
            intervalDuration : 3000
        };

        if (this.length == 0) {
            return this;
        } else if(this.length > 1) {
            this.each(function() {
                $(this).pgwSlider(options);
            });
            return this;
        }

        var pgwSlider = this;
        pgwSlider.plugin = this;
        pgwSlider.data = [];
        pgwSlider.config = {};
        pgwSlider.currentSlide = 0;
        pgwSlider.slideCount = 0;
        pgwSlider.resizeEvent = null;
        pgwSlider.intervalEvent = null;
        pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition = null;
        pgwSlider.transitionInProgress = false;
        pgwSlider.window = $(window);

        // Init
        var init = function() {

            // Merge user options with the default configuration
            pgwSlider.config = $.extend({}, defaults, options);

            // Setup
            setup();

            // Activate interval
            if (pgwSlider.config.autoSlide) {
                activateInterval();
            }

            return true;
        };

        // Get element
        var getElement = function(obj) {
            var element = {};

            // Get link
            var elementLink = obj.find('a').attr('href');
            if ((typeof elementLink != 'undefined') && (elementLink != '')) {
                element.link = elementLink;
                var elementLinkTarget = obj.find('a').attr('target');
                if ((typeof elementLinkTarget != 'undefined') && (elementLinkTarget != '')) {
                    element.linkTarget = elementLinkTarget;
                }
            }

            // Get image 
            var elementThumbnail = obj.find('img').attr('src');
            if ((typeof elementThumbnail != 'undefined') && (elementThumbnail != '')) {
                element.thumbnail = elementThumbnail;
            }

            var elementImage = obj.find('img').attr('data-large-src');
            if ((typeof elementImage != 'undefined') && (elementImage != '')) {
                element.image = elementImage;
            }

            // Get title 
            var elementSpan = obj.find('span').text();
            if ((typeof elementSpan != 'undefined') && (elementSpan != '') && (elementSpan != null)) {
                element.title = elementSpan;
            } else {
                var elementTitle = obj.find('img').attr('alt');
                if ((typeof elementTitle != 'undefined') && (elementTitle != '')) {
                    element.title = elementTitle;
                }
            }

            // Get description
            var elementDescription = obj.find('img').attr('data-description');
            if ((typeof elementDescription != 'undefined') && (elementDescription != '')) {
                element.description = elementDescription;
            }

            return element;
        };

        // Update the current height
        var updateHeight = function(height, animate) {

            // Check maxHeight
            if (pgwSlider.config.maxHeight) {
                if (pgwSlider.plugin.width() > 480 && height > pgwSlider.config.maxHeight) {
                    height = pgwSlider.config.maxHeight;
                } else if (pgwSlider.plugin.width() <= 480) {
                    if (height + pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list').height() > pgwSlider.config.maxHeight) {
                        height = pgwSlider.config.maxHeight - pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list').height();
                    }
                }
            }

            // Prevents multiple calculations in a short time
            clearTimeout(pgwSlider.resizeEvent);
            pgwSlider.resizeEvent = setTimeout(function() {

                // Adjust right list
                var elementHeight = ((height - ((pgwSlider.slideCount - 1) * 6)) / pgwSlider.slideCount);
                var elementWidth = (100 / pgwSlider.slideCount);
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').css({ width: elementWidth + '%' });

                // Adjust main container
                if (typeof animate != 'undefined' && animate && pgwSlider.config.maxHeight == null) {

                    if (typeof pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').animate == 'function') {
                        pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').animate({
                            height: height
                        }, pgwSlider.config.adaptiveDuration, function() {
                            pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').animate({ height: elementHeight }, pgwSlider.config.adaptiveDuration);
                        });
                    } else {
                        pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').css('height', height);
                        pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').css('height', elementHeight);
                    }

                } else {
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').css('height', height);
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').css('height', elementHeight);
                }

                // Vertical alignement
                if (pgwSlider.config.verticalCentering) {

                    // List elements
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').each(function(){
                        if ((elementHeight > 50) && ($(this).find('img').height() > elementHeight)) {
                            var imageMargin = Math.round(($(this).find('img').height() - elementHeight) / 2);
                            $(this).find('img').css('margin-top', -imageMargin);

                        } else if ($(this).find('img').height() < elementHeight) {
                            var imageMargin = Math.round((elementHeight - $(this).find('img').height()) / 2);
                            $(this).find('img').css('margin-top', imageMargin);

                        } else {
                            $(this).find('img').css('margin-top', '');
                        }
                    });

                    // Current elements
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > ul > li').each(function(){
                        var isVisible = ($(this).css('display') == 'none') ? false : true;

                        if (! isVisible) {
                            $(this).show();
                        }

                        if ($(this).show().find('img').height() > height) {
                            var imageMargin = Math.round(($(this).find('img').height() - height) / 2);
                            $(this).find('img').css('margin-top', -imageMargin);

                        } else if ($(this).show().find('img').height() < height) {
                            var imageMargin = Math.round((height - $(this).find('img').height()) / 2);
                            $(this).find('img').css('margin-top', imageMargin);

                        } else {
                            $(this).find('img').css('margin-top', '');
                        }

                        if (! isVisible) {
                            $(this).hide();
                        }
                    });
                }

            }, 100);

            return true;
        };

        // Set size class
        var setSizeClass = function() {

            if (pgwSlider.plugin.width() <= 480) {
                pgwSlider.plugin.addClass('narrow').removeClass('wide');
            } else {
                pgwSlider.plugin.addClass('wide').removeClass('narrow');
            }

            return true;
        };

        // Setup
        var setup = function() {

            // Create container
            pgwSlider.plugin.removeClass(pgwSlider.config.mainClassName).addClass('ps-list');
            pgwSlider.plugin.wrap('<div class="' + pgwSlider.config.mainClassName + '"></div>');
            pgwSlider.plugin = pgwSlider.plugin.parent();
            pgwSlider.plugin.prepend('<div class="ps-current"><ul></ul><span class="ps-caption"></span></div>');
            pgwSlider.slideCount = pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').length;

            if (pgwSlider.slideCount == 0) {
                throw new Error('PgwSlider - No slider item has been found');
                return false;
            }

            // Add controls
            if (pgwSlider.config.displayControls && pgwSlider.slideCount > 1) {
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').prepend('<span class="ps-prev"><span class="ps-prevIcon"></span></span>');
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').append('<span class="ps-next"><span class="ps-nextIcon"></span></span>');
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current .ps-prev').click(function() {
                    pgwSlider.previousSlide();
                });
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current .ps-next').click(function() {
                    pgwSlider.nextSlide();
                });
            }

            // Disable list
            if (! pgwSlider.config.displayList) {
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').css('width', '100%');
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list').hide();
            }

            // Get slider elements
            var elementId = 1;
            pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').each(function() {
                var element = getElement($(this));
                element.id = elementId;
                pgwSlider.data.push(element);

                $(this).addClass('elt_' + element.id);

                // Check element title
                if (element.title) {
                    if ($(this).find('span').length == 1) {
                        if ($(this).find('span').text() == '') {
                            $(this).find('span').text(element.title);
                        }
                    } else {
                        $(this).find('img').after('<span>' + element.title + '</span>');
                    }
                }

                // Set element in the current list
                var currentElement = $('<li class="elt_' + elementId + '"></li>');

                if (element.image) {
                    currentElement.html('<img src="' + element.image + '" alt="' + (element.title ? element.title : '') + '">');
                } else if (element.thumbnail) {
                    currentElement.html('<img src="' + element.thumbnail + '" alt="' + (element.title ? element.title : '') + '">');
                }

                if (element.link) {
                    currentElement.html('<a href="' + element.link + '"' + (element.linkTarget ? ' target="' + element.linkTarget + '"' : '') + '>' + currentElement.html() + '</a>');
                }

                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > ul').append(currentElement);

                // Set selection mode
                if ((pgwSlider.config.selectionMode == 'mouseOver') && (pgwSlider.config.transitionEffect == 'fading')) {
                    $(this).css('cursor', 'default').click(function(event) {
                        event.preventDefault();
                    }).bind('mouseenter', function(event) {
                        displayElement(element.id);
                    });
                    $(this).find('a').css('cursor', 'default');
                } else {
                    $(this).css('cursor', 'pointer').click(function(event) {
                        event.preventDefault();
                        displayElement(element.id);
                    });
                }

                elementId++;
            });

            // Set list position
            if (pgwSlider.config.listPosition == 'left') {
                pgwSlider.plugin.addClass('listOnTheLeft');
            }

            // Attach slide events
            if (pgwSlider.config.autoSlide) {
                pgwSlider.plugin.on('mouseenter', function() {
                    clearInterval(pgwSlider.intervalEvent);
                    pgwSlider.intervalEvent = null;
                }).on('mouseleave', function() {
                    activateInterval();
                });
            }

            // Display the first element
            displayElement(1);

            // Set the first height
            pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > ul > li.elt_1 img').on('load', function() {
                setSizeClass();

                var maxHeight = pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > ul > li.elt_1 img').height();
                updateHeight(maxHeight);

                pgwSlider.window.resize(function() {
                    // The new class must be set before the recalculation of the height.
                    setSizeClass();

                    var maxHeight = pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > ul > li.elt_' + pgwSlider.currentSlide + ' img').height();
                    updateHeight(maxHeight, pgwSlider.config.adaptiveHeight);
                });
            });

            // Touch controls for current image
            if (pgwSlider.config.touchControls && pgwSlider.slideCount > 1) {

                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').on('touchstart', function(e) {
                    try {
                        if (e.originalEvent.touches[0].clientX && pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition == null) {
                            pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition = e.originalEvent.touches[0].clientX;
                        }
                    } catch(e) {
                        pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition = null;
                    }
                });

                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').on('touchmove', function(e) {
                    try {
                        if (e.originalEvent.touches[0].clientX && pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition != null) {
                            if (e.originalEvent.touches[0].clientX > (pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition + 50)) {
                                pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition = null;
                                pgwSlider.previousSlide();
                            } else if (e.originalEvent.touches[0].clientX < (pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition - 50)) {
                                pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition = null;
                                pgwSlider.nextSlide();
                            }
                        }
                    } catch(e) {
                        pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition = null;
                    }
                });

                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').on('touchend', function(e) {
                    pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition = null;
                });
            }

            return true;
        };

        // Finish element
        var finishElement = function(element) {

            // Element caption
            var elementText = '';
            if (element.title) {
                elementText += '<b>' + element.title + '</b>';
            }

            if (element.description) {
                if (elementText != '') elementText += '<br>';
                elementText += element.description;
            }

            if (elementText != '') {
                if (element.link) {
                    elementText = '<a href="' + element.link + '"' + (element.linkTarget ? ' target="' + element.linkTarget + '"' : '') + '>' + elementText + '</a>';
                }

                if (typeof pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-caption').fadeIn == 'function') {
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-caption').html(elementText);
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-caption').fadeIn(pgwSlider.config.transitionDuration / 2);
                } else {
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-caption').html(elementText);
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-caption').show();
                }
            }

            // Slider controls
            if (pgwSlider.config.displayControls) {
                if (typeof pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > .ps-prev').fadeIn == 'function') {
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > .ps-prev, .ps-current > .ps-next').fadeIn(pgwSlider.config.transitionDuration / 2);
                } else {
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > .ps-prev, .ps-current > .ps-next').show();
                }
            }

            // After slide
            if (typeof pgwSlider.config.afterSlide == 'function') {
                pgwSlider.config.afterSlide(element.id);
            }

            // Set the container height
            if (pgwSlider.config.adaptiveHeight) {
                var maxHeight = pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current .elt_' + element.id + ' img').height();
                updateHeight(maxHeight, true);
            }

            return true;
        }

        // Fade an element
        var fadeElement = function(element) {
            var elementContainer = pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > ul');

            // Update list items
            pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').css('opacity', '0.6');
            pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li.elt_' + element.id).css('opacity', '1');

            elementContainer.find('li').not('.elt_' + pgwSlider.currentSlide).not('.elt_' + element.id).each(function(){
                if (typeof $(this).stop == 'function') {
                    $(this).stop();
                }
                $(this).css('position', '').css('z-index', 1).hide();
            });

            // Current element
            if (pgwSlider.currentSlide > 0) {
                var currentElement = elementContainer.find('.elt_' + pgwSlider.currentSlide);

                if (typeof currentElement.animate != 'function') {
                    currentElement.animate = function(css, duration, callback) {
                        currentElement.css(css);
                        if (callback) {
                            callback();
                        }
                    };
                }

                if (typeof currentElement.stop == 'function') {
                    currentElement.stop();
                }

                currentElement.css('position', 'absolute').animate({
                    opacity : 0,
                }, pgwSlider.config.transitionDuration, function() {
                    currentElement.css('position', '').css('z-index', 1).hide();
                });
            }

            // Update current id
            pgwSlider.currentSlide = element.id;

            // Next element
            var nextElement = elementContainer.find('.elt_' + element.id);

            if (typeof nextElement.animate != 'function') {
                nextElement.animate = function(css, duration, callback) {
                    nextElement.css(css);
                    if (callback) {
                        callback();
                    }
                };
            }

            if (typeof nextElement.stop == 'function') {
                nextElement.stop();
            }

            nextElement.css('position', 'absolute').show().animate({
                opacity : 1,
            }, pgwSlider.config.transitionDuration, function() {
                nextElement.css('position', '').css('z-index', 2).show();
                finishElement(element);
            });

            return true;
        }

        // Slide an element
        var slideElement = function(element, direction) {
            var elementContainer = pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current > ul');

            if (typeof direction == 'undefined') {
                direction = 'left';
            }

            if (pgwSlider.currentSlide == 0) {
                elementContainer.find('.elt_1').css({
                    position : '',
                    left : '',
                    opacity : 1,
                    'z-index' : 2
                }).show();
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li.elt_1').css('opacity', '1');
                finishElement(element);

            } else {

                if (pgwSlider.transitionInProgress) {
                    return false;
                }

                pgwSlider.transitionInProgress = true;

                // Get direction details
                var elementWidth = elementContainer.width();

                if (direction == 'left') {
                    var elementDest = -elementWidth;
                    var nextOrigin = elementWidth;
                } else {
                    var elementDest = elementWidth;
                    var nextOrigin = -elementWidth;
                }

                var currentElement = elementContainer.find('.elt_' + pgwSlider.currentSlide);

                if (typeof currentElement.animate != 'function') {
                    currentElement.animate = function(css, duration, callback) {
                        currentElement.css(css);
                        if (callback) {
                            callback();
                        }
                    };
                }

                currentElement.css('position', 'absolute').animate({
                    left : elementDest,
                }, pgwSlider.config.transitionDuration, function() {
                    currentElement.css('position', '').css('z-index', 1).css('left', '').css('opacity', 0).hide();
                });

                // Next element
                var nextElement = elementContainer.find('.elt_' + element.id);

                if (typeof nextElement.animate != 'function') {
                    nextElement.animate = function(css, duration, callback) {
                        nextElement.css(css);
                        if (callback) {
                            callback();
                        }
                    };
                }

                nextElement.css('position', 'absolute').css('left', nextOrigin).css('opacity', 1).show().animate({
                    left : 0,
                }, pgwSlider.config.transitionDuration, function() {
                    nextElement.css('position', '').css('left', '').css('z-index', 2).show();
                    pgwSlider.transitionInProgress = false;

                    // Display new element
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').css('opacity', '0.6');
                    pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li.elt_' + element.id).css('opacity', '1');

                    finishElement(element);
                });
            }

            // Update current id
            pgwSlider.currentSlide = element.id;

            return true;
        }

        // Display the current element
        var displayElement = function(elementId, apiController, direction) {

            if (elementId == pgwSlider.currentSlide) {
                return false;
            }

            var element = pgwSlider.data[elementId - 1];

            if (typeof element == 'undefined') {
                throw new Error('PgwSlider - The element ' + elementId + ' is undefined');
                return false;
            }

            if (typeof direction == 'undefined') {
                direction = 'left';
            }

            // Before slide
            if (typeof pgwSlider.config.beforeSlide == 'function') {
                pgwSlider.config.beforeSlide(elementId);
            }

            if (typeof pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-caption').fadeOut == 'function') {
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-caption, .ps-prev, .ps-next').fadeOut(pgwSlider.config.transitionDuration / 2);
            } else {
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-caption, .ps-prev, .ps-next').hide();
            }

            // Choose the transition effect
            if (pgwSlider.config.transitionEffect == 'sliding') {
                slideElement(element, direction);
            } else {
                fadeElement(element);
            }

            // Reset interval to avoid a half interval after an API control
            if (typeof apiController != 'undefined' && pgwSlider.config.autoSlide) {
                activateInterval();
            }

            return true;
        };

        // Activate interval
        var activateInterval = function() {
            clearInterval(pgwSlider.intervalEvent);

            if (pgwSlider.slideCount > 1 && pgwSlider.config.autoSlide) {
                pgwSlider.intervalEvent = setInterval(function() {
                    if (pgwSlider.currentSlide + 1 <= pgwSlider.slideCount) {
                        var nextItem = pgwSlider.currentSlide + 1;
                    } else {
                        var nextItem = 1;
                    }
                    displayElement(nextItem);
                }, pgwSlider.config.intervalDuration);
            }

            return true;
        };

        // Start auto slide
        pgwSlider.startSlide = function() {
            pgwSlider.config.autoSlide = true;
            activateInterval();
            return true;
        };

        // Stop auto slide
        pgwSlider.stopSlide = function() {
            pgwSlider.config.autoSlide = false;
            clearInterval(pgwSlider.intervalEvent);
            return true;
        };

        // Get current slide
        pgwSlider.getCurrentSlide = function() {
            return pgwSlider.currentSlide;
        };

        // Get slide count
        pgwSlider.getSlideCount = function() {
            return pgwSlider.slideCount;
        };

        // Display slide
        pgwSlider.displaySlide = function(itemId) {
            displayElement(itemId, true);
            return true;
        };

        // Next slide
        pgwSlider.nextSlide = function() {
            if (pgwSlider.currentSlide + 1 <= pgwSlider.slideCount) {
                var nextItem = pgwSlider.currentSlide + 1;
            } else {
                var nextItem = 1;
            }
            displayElement(nextItem, true, 'left');
            return true;
        };

        // Previous slide
        pgwSlider.previousSlide = function() {
            if (pgwSlider.currentSlide - 1 >= 1) {
                var previousItem = pgwSlider.currentSlide - 1;
            } else {
                var previousItem = pgwSlider.slideCount;
            }
            displayElement(previousItem, true, 'right');
            return true;
        };

        // Destroy slider
        pgwSlider.destroy = function(soft) {
            clearInterval(pgwSlider.intervalEvent);

            if (typeof soft != 'undefined') {
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list > li').each(function() {
                    $(this).attr('style', null).removeClass().css('cursor', '').unbind('click').unbind('mouseenter');
                    $(this).find('a').css('cursor', '');
                    $(this).find('img').attr('style', null);
                });

                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-list').addClass(pgwSlider.config.mainClassName).removeClass('ps-list');
                pgwSlider.plugin.find('.ps-current').unwrap().remove();
                pgwSlider.hide();

            } else {
                pgwSlider.parent().remove();
            }

            pgwSlider.plugin = null;
            pgwSlider.data = [];
            pgwSlider.config = {};
            pgwSlider.currentSlide = 0;
            pgwSlider.slideCount = 0;
            pgwSlider.resizeEvent = null;
            pgwSlider.intervalEvent = null;
            pgwSlider.touchFirstPosition = null;
            pgwSlider.transitionInProgress = false;
            pgwSlider.window = null;

            return true;
        };

        // Reload slider
        pgwSlider.reload = function(newOptions) {
            pgwSlider.destroy(true);

            pgwSlider = this;
            pgwSlider.plugin = this;
            pgwSlider.window = $(window);
            pgwSlider.plugin.show();

            // Merge new options with the default configuration
            pgwSlider.config = $.extend({}, defaults, newOptions);

            // Setup
            setup();

            // Activate interval
            if (pgwSlider.config.autoSlide) {
                activateInterval();
            }

            return true;
        };

        // Slider initialization
        init();

        return this;
    }
})(window.Zepto || window.jQuery);

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$('.pgwSlider').pgwSlider({autoSlide : false});

Thx Ips , what if I want to change 2 parameters ? Would that be following ?

$(document).ready(function() {
        $('.pgwSlider').pgwSlider({transitionEffect : 'fading'},{listPosition : 'left'});
        });

But it doesnt work this way

Got it !!!

$('.pgwSlider').pgwSlider({transitionEffect : 'fading',listPosition : 'left'});

This solved the problem

how can you change the size of the whole slider? I want it bigger

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