Title: Slideshow (flash) without shuffle does not work.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Slideshow (flash) without shuffle does not work.

 *  Resolved [D. G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgdodo/)
 * (@dgdodo)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-flash-without-shuffle-does-not-work/)
 * Installed a fresh WP3.6.1 and installed NextGEN Gallery 2.0.30
 * First i discovered that i was missing GD library within my Linux configuration,
   that makes the upload / thumbnail creation etc. possible!
 * Now i run WP and NextGEN on the following:
    Operating System : Linux (32 Bit)
   Server : Apache/2.2.22 (Debian) MYSQL Version : 5.5.31-0+wheezy1 PHP Version :
   5.4.4-14+deb7u4 PHP Safe Mode : Off PHP Allow URL fopen : On PHP Memory Limit:
   128 PHP Max Upload Size : 2M PHP Max Post Size : 8M PCRE Backtracking Limit :
   500000 PHP IPTC support : Yes PHP XML support : Yes
 * Graphic Library
    GD Version : 2.0 FreeType Support : Yes FreeType Linkage : with
   freetype T1Lib Support : No GIF Read Support : Yes GIF Create Support : Yes JPEG
   Support : Yes PNG Support : Yes WBMP Support : Yes XPM Support : No XBM Support:
   No JIS-mapped Japanese Font Support : No
 * Made a gallery which must be ran sequentially.
    But whatever i tried, in the 
   main settings and the page settings, the shuffle function does nothing, the pictures
   always are shown randomly.
 * How to fix this, because i made this new installation with the same plugins as
   i made the old site 5 years ago.
    In that time NextGEN (version 0.74) did run
   the flash sequentially. Why can this not be done nowadays on version 2.0.30? 
   Also in the old version I see the filename of the pictures, which is not possible
   in the new version?
 * Regards DG.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
 * (@photocrati)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-flash-without-shuffle-does-not-work/#post-4168389)
 * [@d](https://wordpress.org/support/users/d/).G. – If this functionality was available
   in our NextGEN Legacy version(s) then please submit a Bug Report with your specifics
   so we can have a closer look at what might be causing this issue.
 * Here is the link: [http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/](http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/)
 * Thanks!
 * – Cais.
 *  Thread Starter [D. G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgdodo/)
 * (@dgdodo)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-flash-without-shuffle-does-not-work/#post-4168395)
 * Bug reported 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [D. G.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgdodo/)
 * (@dgdodo)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-flash-without-shuffle-does-not-work/#post-4168421)
 * And found myself a workaround:
 * Nextgen slideshow only plays random, to fix (workaround) this, change the following:
 * File: index.php
    Location: /wordpress/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/
   photocrati_nextgen/modules/nextgen_basic_gallery/templates/slideshow/
 * and change this rule:
    `$swfobject->add_flashvars( 'shuffle', $flash_shuffle,'
   false', 'bool');`
 * in to:
    `$swfobject->add_flashvars( 'shuffle', $flash_shuffle, 'true', 'bool');`
 * This solved my slideshow!
    Even the switch ‘Shuffle’ in nextgen settings does
   what it should do! Randomize when ‘Yes’, sequence when ‘No’ 🙂
 * Regards, DG.

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