Title: Difficulty getting started
Last modified: January 31, 2017

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# Difficulty getting started

 *  Resolved [jeanrca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanrca/)
 * (@jeanrca)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/)
 * Hey,
    Photonic seems to be just what I need. Installation, setup -> OK By Photonic-
   > helpers I see information from my account Google and Flickr. I think I’ve done
   right until here.
 * But the shortcode ‘gallery’ doesn’t work. It still the default of WP (it doesn’t
   take any attribut). If I go to setup and choise un other shortcode, it is not
   recognize by WP, it appears under the viual mode as a text lign.
    I need some
   help please.

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 *  Plugin Author [Sayontan Sinha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sayontan/)
 * (@sayontan)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/#post-8721101)
 * A few points / suggestions:
    1. don’t use the visual mode. I have documented in the plugin’s FAQs that it isn’t
       written for the visual mode. You can use the text mode, and you can use the 
       shortcode insertion script (documented under _Photonic → Getting Started_)
    2. what is the shortcode you are using? What are you expecting to see?
 *  Thread Starter [jeanrca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanrca/)
 * (@jeanrca)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/#post-8721137)
 * Thank for responding, a lot for so fast!
 * I type the attributs in the text mode, in visual mode, or in viewing the article,
   it still the default gallery.
 * I first use gallery, then try some other magall, pngal
 * I hope to see the spectacular gallery off the documentation
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by [jeanrca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanrca/).
 *  Plugin Author [Sayontan Sinha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sayontan/)
 * (@sayontan)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/#post-8721166)
 * My question was slightly different – what is the exact shortcode you are using,
   complete with all attributes? Have you tried using the `type` parameter to specifically
   use one type of gallery?
 *  Thread Starter [jeanrca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanrca/)
 * (@jeanrca)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/#post-8721173)
 * I’m so, so sorry, it’s just the visual mode who doesn’t show any thing.
    By trying
   to view the article, it works !!!! (3days i tried realy hard, i’m stupid)
 * Thanks a lot any way!
 *  Plugin Author [Sayontan Sinha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sayontan/)
 * (@sayontan)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/#post-8721179)
 * OK, marking as resolved. Thanks.
 * Let me know if you face any other issues.
 *  Thread Starter [jeanrca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanrca/)
 * (@jeanrca)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/#post-8721182)
 * I tried:
 * [gallery type='flickr' user_id='abc' photoset_id='xyz' layout='circle' per_page
   ='10']
 * and it works fine 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [jeanrca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanrca/)
 * (@jeanrca)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/#post-8721189)
 * I get use to it, and i’m volonter to translate in French

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 * Last reply from: [jeanrca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeanrca/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/difficulty-getting-started/#post-8721189)
 * Status: resolved