WordPress.com style slideshow

I’m trying to find the same answer to my question. Anyone?

I’ve been building/running self-hosted WordPress sites for years, and never been able to find a slideshow plugin I really like. I’ve tried those recommended above among many others.

Then today I see a WordPress site with EXACTLY what I’ve always wanted…just show the pictures, in context of the content, with ability to click forward and backward. Turns out it’s a default/integrated feature of WordPress.com, requires no plugin and uses the perfect/natural shortcode, and there’s no way to replicate it in a self-hosted site.

I’m flabbergasted and sad.