Title: Executing Slideshow w/ Custom Fields
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Executing Slideshow w/ Custom Fields

 *  Resolved [bhoste](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bhoste/)
 * (@bhoste)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/executing-slideshow-w-custom-fields/)
 * I am having the darndest time with this.
 * Currently I use “Featured Image” to add a lead image above a post.
 * In some cases I would like to be able to replace this with a slideshow. I saw
   that you could use do_shortcode to use the shortcode outside of the body but 
   I am having trouble with this working.
 * Ideally I would like to use custom fields. I have some luck with this working
   part way but not all the way
 * If I use the following code where my custom field is called ‘gallery’ and I simply
   but the short code in the custom field I get images on the page.
 * <?php echo do_shortcode( get_post_meta( $post->ID, ‘gallery’, true ) ); ?>
 * However, they’re not a slideshow, it’s just a vertical layout of the pictures
   full res on the page. It’s as though the gallery is loading part way but not 
   fully executing.
 * If i put the gallery in the body with a short code but also load the gallery 
   with custom fields they both work and I have two identical slideshows on the 
   page.
 * Any thoughts on this?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/slideshow-satellite/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/slideshow-satellite/)

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 *  Plugin Author [cpres](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpres/)
 * (@cpres)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/executing-slideshow-w-custom-fields/#post-4073462)
 * I believe I go over this in the manual with a I talk about the [satellite display
   =off]
 * Right now the page only loads the css and js if it seems the satellite embed 
   on the page.
 * There is also a setting under ‘Advanced Settings’ that turn off that Shortcode
   Requirement.
 * cheers!

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 * [custom fields](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/custom-fields/)
 * [Short Code](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/short-code/)

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 * Last reply from: [cpres](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpres/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/executing-slideshow-w-custom-fields/#post-4073462)
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