Title: [Plugin: Slideshow Gallery] Doesn't render, poorly documented, text required
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Slideshow Gallery] Doesn't render, poorly documented, text required

 *  Resolved [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/)
 * This plugin has the potential to be excellent, but it’s not ready.
 * Can’t render with:
 * <?php if (function_exists(‘slideshow’)) { slideshow($output = true, $gallery_id
   = “1”;) } ?>
 * I had to get the Gallery ID from the URL, it’s not indicated in the UI anywhere.
   The UI also needs to be modified to accept null titles, descriptions, etc. Not
   everyone wants text in all slides.
 * Options poorly documented, and not all included: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slideshow-gallery/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slideshow-gallery/)
 * It seems wise to remove it from the repository, finish developing it and do some
   more usability testing, then make it available again.

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 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808735)
 * I did get it working: syntax error on my part. The command parameter options 
   are impressive, though the versatility comes at the expense of clarity and simplicity,
   maybe code to auto-gen the code would be useful?
 * <?php if (function_exists(‘slideshow’)) { slideshow($output = true, $gallery_id
   = “1”); } ?>
 * Best regards,
    Greg (ExploreMars.org social media editor/network admin)
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808769)
 * Another bug:
 * There’s a problem with the parsing of escaped characters (\’ and \” for example)
 * When you edit, the posted string is the parsed, not the original, so when you
   add a slide to a slideshow, you get “double escaping”:
 * “Devil’s Fire Wheel” becomes \\\”Devil\\\’s Fire Wheel\\\”
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808776)
 * It’s worse than that. Even after fixing, the escape sequences show in the slides.
   I’m afraid we’ll have to go with a different solution, but I’ll keep this one
   in mind, please reply if the bugs are fixed.
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808866)
 * FYI… Three more bugs:
 * 1) It’s not possible to edit more than 10 slides.
 * 2) Excluded slides are also available to re-arrange the order. Ordering of slides
   seems curiously to be just for the global set of slides, vs. for the individual
   slideshow (“gallery”), where it should be.
 * 3) Settings (dimensions, colors) are global, not for each slideshow (“gallery”).
 *  Plugin Author [Tribulant Software](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contrid/)
 * (@contrid)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808875)
 * [@exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/),
 * Thank you for all your posts and feedback.
 * We have released v1.2.2 to address these issues.
    Please try the new version.
 * Regarding your issues:
 * 1) It’s not possible to edit more than 10 slides.
 * – This was a bug, we fixed it.
 * 2) Excluded slides are also available to re-arrange the order. Ordering of slides
   seems curiously to be just for the global set of slides, vs. for the individual
   slideshow (“gallery”), where it should be.
 * – There is currently only global order under Slideshow > Manage Slides, correct.
   There is no ordering/sorting per gallery at this time but we’ll work on making
   this possible.
 * 3) Settings (dimensions, colors) are global, not for each slideshow (“gallery”).
 * – Settings are not global, that is what the parameters are for in the “Description”
   section of this WordPress.org plugin page so that you can customize each slideshow
   individually using either the shortcode or the hardcoding. Please read those 
   instructions again, you can actually use different parameters for each individual
   slideshow.
 * All the best,
    Antonie Potgieter
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808910)
 * Thanks, I’m happy to find the update, since we ended up going with this plugin,
   at least in the short run. Unlike Easy Rotator, I’m impressed the “Fade” effect
   is standard, but more notably the interface is simpler, it’s javascript, and 
   configuration doesn’t require external plugins (Adobe “Air”).
 * Our live site is running 2.9.2 – if plugin v1.2.2 is safe for this older WordPress
   version, I’ll upgrade right away.
 * Best regards,
    Greg
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808918)
 * I’ve installed the update on my 3.3.2 test environment. While we greatly appreciate
   the ability to handle more than ten slides, it seems a couple of issues persist:
 * 1) A slide description is optional, but title is still required. It accepts a
   space and presumably displays the space in a single popup bar. We’d like to have
   some slides, particularly our title slide, appear without text or the popup bar.
   Is there a supported method or workaround for displaying a slide only?
 * 2) Even with “no link” specified there’s still an assumed link of some sort –
   forcing the page to reload. Shouldn’t there be a conditional check for this flag
   that doesn’t display the box+arrow link in the center of the slide?
 * 3) A more serious bug JUST occurred. Editing a slide to have quotes and an apostrophe(
   such as “Didn’t Click on it” – with the quotes) crashes the plugin — even after
   the quotes are removed. Excluding the slide from the slideshow didn’t fix.
 * Thanks again,
    Greg
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808919)
 * editing the gallery is also hosed, I’m afraid. Three “null slides were visible
   with dates of 01-01-1970. They couldn’t be removed.
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808920)
 * Doesn’t seem I can attach a screenshot but this may help:
 * My new gallery (ID#2) has 9 of the 10 slides. The original gallery shows 12 slides,
   when only 10 exist. The order#’s are 1-9 and 11 (no #10).
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808923)
 * …and it gets worse. Version 1.2.1 doesn’t seem available for download any longer
 *  Plugin Author [Tribulant Software](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contrid/)
 * (@contrid)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808930)
 * [@exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/),
 * 1. Of course the title isn’t optional? There needs to be some type of identification
   in the Slideshow > Manage Slides section? It’s like trying to publish a WordPress
   post without a title? Doesn’t make sense…
 * 2. Do you have the lightbox feature turned on under Slideshow > Configuration?
   That is probably what is creating links. Or maybe you do have links on your slides.
   Or it could even be cache.
 * 3. No reason why putting in quotes will crash the slideshow. We have specifically
   tested that this works. Maybe your hosting went down?
 * Of course v1.2.1 is still available for download: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slideshow-gallery/developers/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slideshow-gallery/developers/)
 * It is practically impossible to assist with all these complaints without being
   able to see your slideshow and how you have set it up.
 * All the best,
    Antonie
 *  Thread Starter [exploremarsgreg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploremarsgreg/)
 * (@exploremarsgreg)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slideshow-gallery-doesnt-render-poorly-documented-text-required/#post-2808953)
 * 1. Having a title/text display optional is a fairly obvious desired feature, 
   isn’t it? The internal identifier is in the slide ID, at least that’s what it
   appears you use to refer to a slide.
 * I only mean a better solution might be to allow a null title; if the title and
   description are both null, don’t display an empty textbox – just display the 
   image. If a null title breaks the code somehow, allow the user to put a single
   space or something like I did and check for it when it’s time to display the 
   slide. Another option could be to create an additional boolean flag, or something
   similar.
 * The more individually customizable each slide’s behavior is, the more versatile
   the app is.
 * 2. Most slides have links, of course, it’s just our initial title slide has neither
   text nor a link. In this case with no link is not specified it seems to default
   back to the same page… at least it used to before it failed to display at all.
   I even uninstalled the plugin, nuked the dir and upon reinstall it still fetched
   slides from the corrupt previous install. I deleted all these and all galleries,
   and recreated new ones, and it STILL would not display – no punctuation used.
   I don’t know for sure if it was the quote or the apostrophe – since a failure
   to deal with an apostrophe properly could result in an odd db write.
 * 3. It’s reasonable to ask, though hosting is fine, caching was not an issue, 
   I refreshed and obtained the same results in multiple browsers. I ended up using“
   Easy Rotator” while I searched for an implemented “Content Slide” — [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/content-slide](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/content-slide).
   Incidentally it still displays a small text bar and links back to the existing
   page when no text or link is specified, very similar to your plugin (which has
   a better slide+gallery configuration interface) so I am guessing you’re both 
   using some of the same code.
 * Where else would configuration be stored, in the database? Perhaps a script to
   remove all slideshow data would be useful?
 * Sorry I couldn’t upload screenshots, this forum doesn’t support it and linking
   to our domain is apparently considered improper, which makes sense to control
   spam. Hope this helps in your development.

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