WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Slideshow using the image widget on the homepage? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/slideshow-using-the-image-widget-on-the-homepage WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Slideshow using the image widget on the homepage? en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:20:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 timethief on "Slideshow using the image widget on the homepage?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/slideshow-using-the-image-widget-on-the-homepage#post-1134927 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:45:10 +0000 timethief 1134927@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The image widget cannot be used for any purpose or in any other way than what's stated here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/image-widget/

Note that a slideshow will display a set of images attached to a particular post or page. Here's the link to support documentation on slideshows. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/slideshows/

I did a forum search for "slideshow widget" for you and the results are that it's possible, if you use a 3rd-party slideshow and paste the right shortcode in a text widget.

See here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/slideshows/rockyou/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/slideshows/slideshare/
And here:
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/gigya-2-flickr-slideshows/
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/inserting-picasa-slideshows/
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/inserting-webshots-slideshows/

]]> npgopaal on "Slideshow using the image widget on the homepage?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/slideshow-using-the-image-widget-on-the-homepage#post-1134854 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:33:36 +0000 npgopaal 1134854@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi. I want to know if we can put a slideshow of images in the homepage. I know how to put an image from the IMAGE widget but I want to know if can be used to view the images like a slideshow. Thanks.

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