Title: manual slideshow
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# manual slideshow

 *  [Joe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timelessbeing/)
 * (@timelessbeing)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manual-slideshow/)
 * Is there some way to make a gallery that does not automatically advance? I only
   want the slide to change when the user clicks a thumbnail. Thanks.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/photonic/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/photonic/)

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 *  [David Lingren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dglingren/)
 * (@dglingren)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manual-slideshow/#post-3490820)
 * Maybe this is a good time to implement the “pause” parameter…
 * [Photonic Extension for [mla_gallery] shortcode in Media Library Assistant](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/photonic-extension-for-mla_gallery-shortcode-in-media-library-assistant)
 *  Plugin Author [Sayontan Sinha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sayontan/)
 * (@sayontan)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manual-slideshow/#post-3490822)
 * > Maybe this is a good time to implement the “pause” parameter…
 * The `pause` parameter is supported internally, but it doesn’t show up as a shortcode
   option. You can add `pause="0"` or `pause="1"` and it will work (or at least 
   I believe it should work).
 * But I think the original post asks something different – it asks about not automatically
   starting the slideshow. This would require invoking the `pause` function on the
   JQuery Cycle object, as opposed to passing the `pause` parameter.
 *  Thread Starter [Joe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timelessbeing/)
 * (@timelessbeing)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manual-slideshow/#post-3490827)
 * I tried adding pause=”1″ and “0” to the shortcut but the slides still cycled 
   automatically.
 *  Plugin Author [Sayontan Sinha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sayontan/)
 * (@sayontan)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manual-slideshow/#post-3490828)
 * > I tried adding pause=”1″ and “0” to the shortcut but the slides still cycled
   > automatically.
 * ??
    I didn’t say that you needed to do it. I was merely responding to David’s
   suggestion (which wasn’t the answer to the question you were asking). Adding 
   the pause parameter isn’t supposed to solve anything in your case.
 * For your question see the second para of my response:
 * > But I think the original post asks something different – it asks about not 
   > automatically starting the slideshow. This would require invoking the pause
   > function on the JQuery Cycle object, as opposed to passing the pause parameter.
 * What you are asking for is a code change, which without testing I cannot provide
   with certainty. Basically if you open photonic.php and locate the code that does
   the slideshow, you will see this:
 *     ```
       $j(this).cycle({
       						pause: <?php if (empty($pause)) echo 0; else echo 1; ?>,
       						fit: 1,
       						width: '100%',
       						<?php if (isset($fx)) { ?>
       						fx: '<?php echo $fx; ?>',
       						<?php } ?>
       						<?php if (isset($speed)) { ?>
       						speed: '<?php echo $speed; ?>',
       						<?php } ?>
       						<?php if (isset($timeout)) { ?>
       						timeout: '<?php echo $timeout; ?>',
       						<?php } ?>
       						<?php if ($style == 'strip-above' || $style == 'strip-below') { ?>
       						pager: '#' + thisId + '-nav',
   
       						pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) {
       							var thumbIds = <?php echo json_encode($thumbs); ?>;
       							var image = slide.children[0];
       							var lastDash = image.id.lastIndexOf('-');
       							var imageId = image.id.substr(lastDash + 1);
       							var thumbDetails = thumbIds[imageId];
       							return '<li><a href="#" title="' + image.alt + '"><img src="' + thumbDetails[0] + '" width="<?php echo $thumb_width; ?>" height="<?php echo $thumb_height; ?>" alt="' + image.alt + '" /></a></li>';
       						}
       						<?php } ?>
       					});
       ```
   
 * Amend it to say:
 *     ```
       $j(this).cycle({
       						pause: <?php if (empty($pause)) echo 0; else echo 1; ?>,
       						fit: 1,
       						width: '100%',
       						<?php if (isset($fx)) { ?>
       						fx: '<?php echo $fx; ?>',
       						<?php } ?>
       						<?php if (isset($speed)) { ?>
       						speed: '<?php echo $speed; ?>',
       						<?php } ?>
       						<?php if (isset($timeout)) { ?>
       						timeout: '<?php echo $timeout; ?>',
       						<?php } ?>
       						<?php if ($style == 'strip-above' || $style == 'strip-below') { ?>
       						pager: '#' + thisId + '-nav',
   
       						pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) {
       							var thumbIds = <?php echo json_encode($thumbs); ?>;
       							var image = slide.children[0];
       							var lastDash = image.id.lastIndexOf('-');
       							var imageId = image.id.substr(lastDash + 1);
       							var thumbDetails = thumbIds[imageId];
       							return '<li><a href="#" title="' + image.alt + '"><img src="' + thumbDetails[0] + '" width="<?php echo $thumb_width; ?>" height="<?php echo $thumb_height; ?>" alt="' + image.alt + '" /></a></li>';
       						}
       						<?php } ?>
       					}).cycle('pause');
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [Joe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timelessbeing/)
 * (@timelessbeing)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manual-slideshow/#post-3490829)
 * I thought you told me to add it.
 * I’ll just wait for the next release. For now, I will use a very large timeout
   value.

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