Description
WordCycle is a WordPress plugin that acts as a wrapper for the popular jQuery Cycle Plugin by Mike Alsup. Use the [slideshow] shortcode to insert a jQuery Cycle slideshow into your WordPress post or page.
No JavaScript necessary! Customize the slideshow using the shortcode options and by modifying your theme’s stylesheet. The plugin also adds a custom template tag wordcycle_slideshow().
WordCycle is developed by Esther S White
Usage and Examples
Uploaded images are called attachments in the WordPresss database. If WordCycle is installed, you can use the [slideshow] shortcode to create a slideshow of all the attachments associated with a post. You can also use the custom template tag wordcycle_slideshow() in your WordPress template files.
The slideshow advances automatically and is minimally styled. The slideshow uses the Link, Title, and Caption attributes of the WordPress Image Uploader/Gallery, as well as the gallery sorting options.
To add the slideshow to a post, insert this code: [slideshow]
More examples available on the plugin website.
Options & Defaults
- id // post id: #, current (default)
- order // slide order: ASC (default), DESC, RAND
- orderby // slide order by: menu_order ID (default), see list in codex: https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts
- size // image size: thumbnail, small, medium (default), large, full-size
- speed // effect speed: slow (default), normal, fast
- fx // slideshow effect (view the jQuery Cycle Plugin Effects Browser for a complete list)
- timeout // time on each slide: miliseconds: 8000 (default)
- pause // pause on mouse-over: 0 (default) or 1
- next // selector of element to use as click trigger for next slide : null (default) or DOM element ID
- prev // selector of element to use as click trigger for previous slide : null (default) or DOM element ID
- include // include image by ID
- exclude // exclude image by ID
- link // image link: file, attachment
- align // slideshow position: left, right, none (default)
- float (deprecated) // slideshow position: left, right, none (default)
Installation
Extract the zip file and drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the WordCycle from Plugins page.
Use [slideshow] shortcode in your Posts & Pages to add Cycle slideshows or use the wordcycle_slideshow() template tag in your template files.
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Contributors & Developers
“WordCycle” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1
- Updated jquery.cycle.js to v2.86
- Changed CSS to not include border around images
- Updated float option, now called “align”, no longer uses
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- Added custom template tag wordcycle_slideshow()
0.1.7
- Updated slideshow markup to use $post->ID as element ID for easier CSS styling.
0.1.6
- Added support for include and exclude based on Gallery Shortcode; suggested and implemented by Mathew Simo (@matthewsimo)
0.1.5
- Fixed bug in v0.1.4 which broke slideshows.
- Added style .wordcycle { overflow:hidden } for improved page view before JS loads
0.1.4
- Revised implementation of jQuery.noConflict()
0.1.3
- Abstracted creation of slideshow (print_wordcycle()) from shortcode function (shortcode_cycle())
- Added random # to slideshow ID to allow multiple slideshows on a page
- Moved scripts and styles to wp_footer
0.1.2
- Fixed readme.txt formatting, updated readme.txt
0.1.1
- Introduced “next” and “prev” attributes.
0.1
- WordCycle first released.