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Introducing the Slideshow Shortcode

  1. markel
    Staff

    As you may have seen on the WordPress.com news blog, we turned on slideshows today.

    Here's a brief intro to how it works:

    When editing a post or page, add images using the Media button as you normally would. When you're done uploading images, click over to the Gallery tab in the Media pop-up (you may have to press "Save Changes" at the bottom to get the tab to show up). At the bottom of that gallery screen, you'll see a button for inserting the slideshow. Click the button to insert the shortcode.

    If you'd rather do it manually, then the shortcode:

    [slideshow]

    will drop the slideshow into your post. It will automatically use all images that are attached to the post.

    Go nuts! Use it to give your visitors a neat way to experience the photos you've added to your posts. If you have any suggestions for the feature, you can either leave them in this thread or send us a Support request. If you're experiencing trouble with the slideshow shortcode, we definitely want to know, so send us a Support request on that, too.

  2. jofischer
    Member

    Hi,
    I tried it using exising images from the mediathek, but it didn't work well.
    Maybe I simply don't know, how to correctly add images from the mediathek to a gallery in a page?

    Another point:
    Is it possible to adjust the update timer of the slide show?

    Regards,
    Jo

    PS: In my blog I am integrating Picasa albums with their slideshow feature. The WordPress features of the mediathek did not please me up to now. It is not very intuitive, how references from mediathek files to single images and galleries work..

  3. dar0nn
    Member

    Is it possible to customize the slideshow (e.g. background colour) with parameters in the [slideshow] tag?

    Regards,

    daRONN

  4. livevitale
    Member

    I'm experiencing many problems with the Slideshow Shortcode. Slowness in the blog, sticking scrolling, some of my pictures have even shown up in the header, and sometimes the slideshow doesn't show up at all, just a black line. I love this feature and wish you could make it glitch free. I may have to just go to the other slideshow options from Rock You and Slideshare, which I have not tried yet since this new feature seems so easy to use.

    Help!

  5. markel
    Staff

    @livevitale

    Thanks for the report! I'll pass that along and we'll take a look at it.

  6. markel
    Staff

    @jofischer:

    The slideshow shortcode uses the images that are attached to the post - each image can only be attached to one post. If you've previously used an image in a Gallery for another post, you'll need to re-upload it.

    Also @dar0nn:

    There are currently no parameters used with the slideshow shortcode, but future updates will include additional settings you can control. We wanted to get the basic functionality in your hands as quickly as possible because we think this is awesome. :)

  7. noel
    Member

    @livevitale Can you send in a support ticket or post a url to your problem? Thanks!

  8. genderoutlaw
    Member

    Slideshow's working well, thanks!

    What's the easiest way to center the slideshow in a post? I tried a table but it didn't work.

  9. genderoutlaw
    Member

    Scratch that, table worked fine:

    <br /> <table border="0"><br /> <tbody><br /> <tr><br /> <td align="center">[slideshow]</td><br /> </tr><br /> </tbody><br /> </table><br />

  10. xoxofiljr
    Member

    i'm using firefox on a mac using system 10.4.11. The media dropdown on my blog's dashboard doesn't have a gallery tab...in the above explanation, you write, "(you may have to press "Save Changes" at the bottom to get the tab to show up)," but there isn't a "save changes" at the bottom of the tab either.

    hm. i suppose i'm missing something pretty basic. any help?

  11. markel
    Staff

    @xoxofiljr

    When you uploaded the images to your post, had you already entered text into the title or post area, or had you saved a draft?

    It's a known limitation (currently) of the Gallery system that if you upload the images before the post has been saved, they won't attach to the post properly.

  12. xtap59
    Member

    Slide show is a fantastic feature for WordPress. It is now working very good. However, I have a question concerning the affect it has on the pictures uploaded. As of now, many of my pictures show up in Google search and I receive many views from these searches. If I convert these pictures now to a slideshow, will the pictures lose the Google juice?

  13. andreassiagian
    Member

    the slideshow features are great! thanks,
    one minor adjustment that i would like to suggest is the design, as it didn't fit to the blog design using white background.
    please enhance more features in to it, thanks

  14. lance
    Staff

    @andreassiagian As mentioned above this initial launch was to get the feature out there so you could start using it.

    We plan to add more customization options soon.

  15. bokunosekai
    Member

    thanx the slideshow working great :)

    But it seems that people can't no longer 'save as' my pictures...will that be a problem is google search?

  16. marpan
    Member

    Thanks for the slideshow function! I have some problems though, in Firefox 3.6.3 the images are placed outside the actual slideshow container, at the top of the page. i think it's only a problem when you have more that one slideshow at the same time visible. When I go to a specific post it works fine.

  17. lance
    Staff

    @marpan Thanks for your report, I've sent you some more information via our support system to help us troubleshoot this layout isse. I'd ask that you follow up with us there, thanks!

  18. sharonharvey2
    Member

    Does this work for Photobucket too yet please?

  19. sharonharvey2
    Member

    If so where do I put my information for Photobucket into that link bit please? I so desperately want my PB slide show to be involved :(

  20. feartheseeds
    Member

    ...getting it into a widgit would be great.

  21. sararosso
    Staff

    @sharon The images must be uploaded to your WordPress.com blog

  22. sharonharvey2
    Member

    sarasossa, ok, but one of the images I got from Photobucket is a candle that has it candle flickering - which is probably its main attraction, would I still be able to upload that with it flickering still do you think?

    Also i have just learnt that there is an embedded code for that slideshow...can you tell me how to insert that or where the embed button is on my link as I cant find it :(

    xxxx

  23. markel
    Staff

    You can insert the slideshow by using the shortcode:

    [slideshow]

    It will use all images currently attached to the post.

    WordPress.com slideshows cannot currently be embedded on other Web sites.

  24. sharonharvey2
    Member

    Ok, but sorry with me being new , I dont understand how to do it....what do I do put Shortcode in like you have put above THEN the slide link?

    No I what I want is my photobucket slide to be INSERTED in word press?

  25. ewigginton
    Member

    I love this new feature. I hope, in the future, I will be able to exclude some pics that appear elsewhere in the blogpost, however.

    Thank you so much!

    Ellen

  26. sallybr
    Member

    Pretty cool feature!

    I have a quick question, though - is there a way to select from the gallery which photos you want to include (or exclude) from the show? I was hoping that I could make the slideshow with photos that are not already in the body of the post, but apparently that's not possible. Or at least, I cannot quite figure it out.

    thanks!

  27. sararosso
    Staff

    @Sharon - you'll have to download/save the image from Photobucket, then create your WP.com post, and upload the image to that post, then insert it into a slideshow. I'm not sure if the flickering would be supported - give it a try in any case!

    @sallybr ( ewigginton - Ryan mentioned above that at the beginning there won't be any controls, but perhaps in the future you will be able to choose/exclude photos for the slideshow.

  28. sharonharvey2
    Member

    @sararosso....ok...sounds complicated, though may not be! :P Will try it, but the added flickering gives it a wonderful effect :)

    Thankyou.!

  29. wildedibles1
    Member

    just recently joined the wordpress world
    love the slideshow feature
    at first i had a gallery inserted into a post and then i hit slideshow
    at first i didn't want both gallery and slideshow in the post but now i think it's a plus
    visitors can watch the pics via slideshow without clicking on each individual pic
    and if they wish to view a picture itself they can go to the gallery

    learning something new everyday . . .

  30. hills2city
    Member

    I am having the same problem as some people above. My slideshow won't move. It stays stuck on the first photo. Sometimes, if I'm lucky it goes to photo number two. The first time I tried it, my photos show up in the header. I would really like to use this if I can get it to work. http://hills2city.wordpress.com/

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