Title: "View as slideshow" link missing
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# "View as slideshow" link missing

 *  Resolved [seeker286](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seeker286/)
 * (@seeker286)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/view-as-slideshow-link-missing/)
 * The [View as slideshow] link is not displayed, even when that option is checked
   in the settings.
 * Example: [http://stlwildones.org/photos/general-images/](http://stlwildones.org/photos/general-images/)
 * WordPress 3.6.1
    NextGEN Gallery 2.0.27 Theme: 2011 child theme
 * What I’ve tried:
    Disabled all other plug-ins. Switched to Twenty Eleven and 
   Twenty Thirteen themes. Adjusted various NextGEN settings – e.g. disabled and
   enabled the View slideshow link, tried different gallery templates, etc.
 * None of those have made any difference.
 * [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, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/view-as-slideshow-link-missing/#post-4147639)
 * [@seeker286](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seeker286/) – That is a very
   odd issue. I do not even see the HTML container in your page source where the
   text is normally displayed.
 * Would you be able to submit a Bug Report ([http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/](http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/))
   with log in credentials for our Support Team / Developers to have a closer look
   at this?
 * Thanks!
 * – Cais.
 *  [Benjamin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benjaminowens/)
 * (@benjaminowens)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/view-as-slideshow-link-missing/#post-4147647)
 * If you are using Attach-To-Post you may need to turn the setting on for that 
   specific gallery. In the edit page/post page click on the placeholder image and
   try applying the “Show slideshow” setting there.
 *  Thread Starter [seeker286](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seeker286/)
 * (@seeker286)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/view-as-slideshow-link-missing/#post-4147649)
 * [@benjamin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benjamin/), thanks for the suggestion.
   I have tried that, with no success.
 * [@cais](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cais/), I submitted a Bug Report 
   as requested.
 *  Thread Starter [seeker286](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seeker286/)
 * (@seeker286)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/view-as-slideshow-link-missing/#post-4147750)
 * Thanks to Cais for helping me figure this out.
 * It turns out the conflict is with using the legacy templates (gallery-caption.
   php, gallery.php, etc.). The only way to get the “View as slideshow” link to 
   appear is to leave the template option blank in both Gallery Settings and on 
   the individual gallery.
 * The legacy templates have been deprecated, and my understanding is that the plan
   is to move that functionality into the user interface. Until that happens, it
   seems to be a choice between including captions and having the “View as slideshow”
   link.
 * Cais encouraged me to request this as a new feature: [http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/feature-voting/](http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/feature-voting/).
   I tried to add this as a new item, but it hasn’t shown up on the list yet.
 *  Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
 * (@photocrati)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/view-as-slideshow-link-missing/#post-4147754)
 * [@seeker286](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seeker286/) – Thanks for the
   update and sharing your findings here!
 * – Cais.
 *  Thread Starter [seeker286](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seeker286/)
 * (@seeker286)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/view-as-slideshow-link-missing/#post-4147805)
 * Update: This seems to be fixed in version 2.0.30: [http://stlwildones.org/photos/general-images/](http://stlwildones.org/photos/general-images/).
 * If you want the slideshow in the same order as the photos, here’s a workaround:
   [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-slideshow-with-flash-enabled-cant-turn-shuffle-off?replies=6](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/basic-slideshow-with-flash-enabled-cant-turn-shuffle-off?replies=6)

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/view-as-slideshow-link-missing/#post-4147805)
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