I can see the shortcode in the header, are you adding it via the theme’s options page? The shortcode will only render out via the post editor. That option area probably only accepts plain text or very basic HTML.
Try editing the header.php file and adding the template tag inside the header_ad div container:
<?php if ( function_exists( 'meteor_slideshow' ) ) { meteor_slideshow(); } ?>
If the slides aren’t changing when you do get the slideshow added, that is a separate issue. It is likely a JavaScript conflict, if you can get the slideshow added I can take a look at that.
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gsgltd
(@gsgltd)
Ok, thanks! Using the code you suggested, I got the ads to show in the theme ad section of the banner – whew – but they still won’t cycle. As you say, probably a javascript conflict. I thought it was probably a separate issue to the banner problem. Any help on how to resolve this would be much appreciated.
There is a JavaScript error that I can see with Firebug:
a is undefined
Can’t see exactly what is causing that error though. I would try deactivating your other plugins that use JavaScript like “wp-photo-album-plus” one-by-one and testing it.
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gsgltd
(@gsgltd)
Ok, I’ve been trying to find the plug-in that’s causing the problem – so far no luck. We have a lot of them. I deactivated all that I could.
I found this on a Google search and it supposedly works on WP sites, but there were no instructions on how to use it, except that it should be “at the bottom of the page” (I presume a php script page):
<script ="text/javascript">
jQuery.noConflict();
</script>
Do you think this would work and if so, what page should the code be pasted on? Is it worth a try? The javascript conflict “fixes” I’ve seen on the WP forum are too complicated for me.
Yeah, jQuery that isn’t in no-conflict mode can cause conflicts. But usually these errors are reported in Firebug so I don’t think that’s it. I’ll dig a little deeper and try to find the issue.
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gsgltd
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Thanks for your help!
I even asked the Massive News theme developer and he told me there are 19 javascript programs loading, so there’s a high possibility of a conflict. I disabled all plugins one by one with no luck. Some, like MailChimp I did together, just in case. I didn’t reactivate all the plugins, since some aren’t being used. He also said Google Analytics is loading twice. It’s one of the theme options, but I have no idea where the second is coming from. Unfortunately, although I understand html code quite well, and use it on my own websites, my php knowledge is still pretty basic and I don’t dare mess with it without detailed instructions.
I took a closer look at the site, but I can’t see anything from the front end that could be causing this issue. Could you email me a login for the site so I could take a look at the backend?
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gsgltd
(@gsgltd)
Thanks so much for doing this. I believe my colleague Pieter has sent you a login.
Yes, I got the login that was sent. I took a look at your site, the issue was a conflict with a script your theme was loading called Fancybox, I disabled this in your theme and the slideshow is now working.
I couldn’t find anywhere on your site where you were using this script, it opens images in a lightbox overlaid on your site. If you do need this, I’d suggesting using a lightbox plugin instead.
