Title: Slideshow Pro
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Slideshow Pro

 *  Resolved [rwe121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwe121/)
 * (@rwe121)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/)
 * I have had this Slideshow Pro for months now and cannot figure out how to get
   it put on my Worpress based blog. I have it uploaded to my server and it works
   fine, but when I add the code to my WYSIWYG editor or HTML editor, I just end
   up getting a bunch of visisble code. I don’t understand where I am going wrong.
   If someone could assist I’d appreciate it.
 * Here is the slideshow I want to add to my site:
    [http://www.frecsandspecs.com/Slideshow.html](http://www.frecsandspecs.com/Slideshow.html)
 * Here is where I want it: [http://www.frecsandspecs.com/?page_id=5](http://www.frecsandspecs.com/?page_id=5)
 * I’m going to put the code in as I read I am suppose to so perhaps someone might
   see where I am going wrong.
 * Any advice would be appreciated.
 * Thanks!
 * SSS AKA. Self proclaimed Slideshow Pro retard

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 *  Thread Starter [rwe121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwe121/)
 * (@rwe121)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424336)
 * Well, I put the code in that I thought was suppose to get it up and running. 
   I fixed one of the tags that made the code visible, but it isn’t showing anything.
 * No slideshow.
 * Please someone help me get this thing going on my site instead of only on my 
   server.
 * Thanks ahead of time folks!
 *  [Ryan Fitzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryanfitzer/)
 * (@ryanfitzer)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424337)
 * I worked very hard to get the earlier free version of slideshow (before it went
   pro) into a post and after hours and hours I figured out that all files that 
   have paths in them that point to separate files have to be absolute. This means
   you have to get into the actionscript and alter that as well as any xml files.
   Here’s where I got the original to work. This one is in a post.
 * [http://www.ryanfitzer.com/dev/wp/](http://www.ryanfitzer.com/dev/wp/)
 * It’s a bare bones theme in development by the way. No frills so far.
 *  Thread Starter [rwe121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwe121/)
 * (@rwe121)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424339)
 * Hmm thanks. I read about the absolute and relative paths. I thought I had made
   mine absolute. Perhaps I need to go back and read some more to see where I went
   wrong. The thing with this kind of stuff is it is sooooo time consuming. I spent
   all day yesteday trying to figure it out even trying to e-mail someone who wrote
   on here a year ago with the same issue. He hasn’t gotten back to me as of yet.*
   Sigh*
 * Thanks! I’m going to look back at my paths,etc. If I get it going I’ll let you
   all know. Otherwise….consider me still clueless.
 * SSS
 *  [Ryan Fitzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryanfitzer/)
 * (@ryanfitzer)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424340)
 * I tried everthing I could find on the forums but none of it really worked for
   slideshow. I’m not sure the file structure of slideshow pro, but I’m assuming
   it was built upon the original free version. If so, I put in the absolute paths
   in images.xml as well as the original flash file (.fla). Then I did the same 
   for the path to it from a post. It would definitely take some time to search (
   and you would need Flash), but it sure would be nice.
 *  [geoffe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geoffe/)
 * (@geoffe)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424341)
 * rwe121, your code on your wordpress page is:
    `<p><object width="550" height="
   400" align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase
   ="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version
   =8,0,0,0" id="Slideshow"></p>`
 * `<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
    <param name="movie" value
   ="Slideshow.swf" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param name="bgcolor"
   value="#ffffff" /></object>
 *  If it was
    `<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase
   ="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version
   =8,0,0,0" width="550" height="400" id="Slideshow" align="middle"> <param name
   ="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="movie" value="Slideshow.
   swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"/
   ><embed src="Slideshow.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="550" height
   ="400" name="Slideshow" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/
   x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /
   > </object> instead, like on your Slideshow.html example page, it would work.
 * Indeed, you need to be careful when using relative urls, particularly where WP
   will put your post in “yourdomain.xxx/archives/” so if your SSP file is going
   to be in the site root, you should specify things like `<param name="movie" value
   ="/Slideshow.swf" />` and `<embed src="/Slideshow.swf" ...`, which precedes the
   filename with /, so that the file is not relative to the current directory but
   to the site root.
 * And it is important to specify the filename for both the param name value and
   the embed src value, sadly.
 *  [Ryan Fitzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryanfitzer/)
 * (@ryanfitzer)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424344)
 * Make sure you turn off the rich text editor before you cut and paste this code
   in there or else it will strip out the `<embed>` element. I’m still not sure 
   this is the fix but definitely let us know if that was the only problem.
 *  Thread Starter [rwe121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwe121/)
 * (@rwe121)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424348)
 * Okay, I’m going to look into all of these things. Thanks for replying you guys!
   I really appreciate it. I DO have Flash and so I should be able to change the
   appropriate paths etc.
 * I may not get this up tonight, but I’ll def let you know the outcome. Especially
   since I think it is important to document so others who run across a similar 
   issue may have something to refer to when troubleshooting.
 * Wish me luck!
 *  Thread Starter [rwe121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwe121/)
 * (@rwe121)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424379)
 * Okay, I got it working FINALLY!
 * It really only took me two minutes as I just now got back around to messing with
   the slideshow. I realize now what the problem was. Thank you for making me realize
   I had the Rich Text Editor on. After I turned it off and cut and paste the code
   it worked.
 * I’m so happy it’s working 🙂 YAY!! Thank you geoffe and Ryanfitzer!!
 *  [Ryan Fitzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryanfitzer/)
 * (@ryanfitzer)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424381)
 * Great, good to know that it wasn’t the absolute path issue (I’m still confused
   why though) because that is a great slide show app.
 *  Thread Starter [rwe121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwe121/)
 * (@rwe121)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424386)
 * I’m sure I’m still not doing something right. In time it will come together I
   suppose.
 * Now I have an issue where I updated my Flickr pics and it is not updating in 
   my slideshow. Perhaps it has something to do with that absolute path thing? Or
   it has something to do with this…..my XML file
    [http://www.frecsandspecs.com/sarahs_slideshow.xml](http://www.frecsandspecs.com/sarahs_slideshow.xml)
 * It says I have a parsing error. It’s been like this for a while and it has still
   been working, so I’m confused. It must have to do with the path or something 
   ehh?
 * I added a picture just the other day and it is up there, so it WAS working yesterday.
   In terms of updating.
 * Perhaps there is a lag between updating and the feed? Any thoughts guys?
 * Sarah
 *  Thread Starter [rwe121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwe121/)
 * (@rwe121)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424387)
 * Well this is what it says on my xml page:
 * XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
    Location: [http://www.frecsandspecs.com/sarahs_slideshow.xml](http://www.frecsandspecs.com/sarahs_slideshow.xml)
   Line Number 7, Column 97: <outline xmlUrl=”[http://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=99729546@N00&format=rss_200&#8243](http://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=99729546@N00&format=rss_200&#8243);/
   > ————————————————————————————————–
 *  Thread Starter [rwe121](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rwe121/)
 * (@rwe121)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424388)
 * Okay, well….it’s probably time I get to bed since I’m writing before thinking.
   I cleared my cache folks and it updated.
 * Feeling awfully ridiculous over here. I’m still confused about that parsing error
   though.
 * Ahh well. I’ll get it together eventually. Thanks for everything (again!) night!
 *  [layoknee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/layoknee/)
 * (@layoknee)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424644)
 * Ok…I’m dealing with the same issue: how to get my SSP working in my wordpress
   blog…I tried and read a lot, but I’m getting confused now so I hope you can help
   me…
 * okay at [http://www.lexleonie.nl/slideshow.html](http://www.lexleonie.nl/slideshow.html)
   everything working fine, I would like to show the slideshow here:
 * [http://www.lexleonie.nl/fotos/](http://www.lexleonie.nl/fotos/)
 * but nothing but an empty space…
 * the images.xml + slideshow.swf are both in my root folder, and this is how I 
   try to put in in the page (using kimili’s plugin):
    [kml_flashembed movie=”[http://www.lexleonie.nl/slideshow.swf&#8221](http://www.lexleonie.nl/slideshow.swf&#8221);
   height=”270″ width=”400″ fvars=”xmlDataPath = [http://www.lexleonie.nl/images.xml&#8221](http://www.lexleonie.nl/images.xml&#8221);/]
 * I turned off the rich text editor and checked my paths over and over again….but
   I just can’t find the problem…probably missed something small or it’s still a
   path issue….someone ideas??
 *  [layoknee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/layoknee/)
 * (@layoknee)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424645)
 * I don’t know what happened here (I thought I refreshed the page?!): but it works,
   so no help needed anymore…
 *  [rondomingue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rondomingue/)
 * (@rondomingue)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slideshow-pro-2/#post-424653)
 * I got it to work fine in mine with the SPP Director as the admin.
 * [http://www.rondomingue.com](http://www.rondomingue.com)
 * My problem is abit more involved. I want to maintain peramlinks so I need to 
   set the object with a relative path I guess or write a conditional statement 
   for the slideshow to not appear on subsequent pages.
 * // Ron

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