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30 Responses to “Using Slideshows on WordPress.com”

1. creativepotager Says:
   April 14, 2010 at 5:05 pm

   I was successfully able to create my first wordpress slideshow today using this tutorial.

   Note: The only information that is missing from the step-by-step presentation is when you click on the photo icon, make sure you then are using the “Flash uploader” not the “Browser uploader.”

   Thank you so much Jesse. I would never have know or tried this tool if I hadn’t discovered your instructions.
• jesseluna Says:
  April 26, 2010 at 6:41 am

  You’re welcome Creativepotager. Good note on the “Flash Uploader”.
2. Eric Hegwer Says:
   April 16, 2010 at 12:35 pm

   Great tutorial. Are there any configurable options available for the slideshow?
• Ryan Markel Says:
  April 16, 2010 at 6:44 pm

  Not yet, but we hope to add some options in the future.
3. Jeffrey Says:
   April 16, 2010 at 2:10 pm

   Thanks for the great tips Jesse!
• jesseluna Says:
  April 26, 2010 at 6:44 am

  You’re welcome Jeffrey!
4. Amalphi Says:
   April 17, 2010 at 10:07 pm

   I only see a gallery button, do I have to add a plugin to make it work?
• Ryan Markel Says:
  April 22, 2010 at 4:18 am

  No, but your blog does need to be hosted on WordPress.com. This feature is only available on WordPress.com at this time.
• Amalphi Says:
  April 22, 2010 at 7:23 am

  Thanks for letting me know. My WordPress blog is hosted on my own website that’s why the button doesn’t show up. I hope this feature will be soon available for other environments than WordPress.com.
5. The PMP Guru Says:
   April 29, 2010 at 5:46 pm

   Thanks,
   I am daily learning something new in here.
6. Skin care Says:
   May 13, 2010 at 9:47 am

   I was successfully able to create my first wordpress slideshow today using this tutorial
7. 230446alex76 Says:
   May 17, 2010 at 11:44 pm

   Thank you, it’s easy to follow and understand.
8. leon Says:
   May 20, 2010 at 10:39 am

   Thanks..
   so simple and very useful.
9. drlorax Says:
   May 24, 2010 at 1:02 pm

   Thank you! This was very helpful.
10. funladyjewelry Says:
    May 26, 2010 at 12:18 am

    Thanks for the tutorial. It was very helpful.

    Is there a way to have two different slide shows on the same post?
• Ryan Markel Says:
  May 26, 2010 at 8:32 pm

  Currently, only one slideshow can be used per post.
11. Ananth Says:
    June 9, 2010 at 9:09 am

    Great idea. Thank you so much Jesse. I was at sixes and sevens trying to upload presentations into my blog – but the only method was a download link!! Now, it just makes it easy to save a presentation as images and move the PPT into the blog as a slideshow!! – Ananth
• jesseluna Says:
  June 9, 2010 at 1:18 pm

  Ananth- Glad the image slideshow worked for you. If you want to keep more of a “Power Point” feeling, you can upload your presentation to Slideshare.net then embed that presentation into your WordPress.com blog. Here’s a link with info on embedding Slideshare presentations: http://en.support.wordpress.com/slideshows/slideshare/

  Hmm, I think this will make for a good video tutorial.
12. Mizpa Uzman Says:
    June 9, 2010 at 10:59 pm

    Great. Exellent. Really really thank you, easy to understand and easy to use.
13. R Twomey Says:
    June 30, 2010 at 9:32 am

    Any idea when this will be added to .org self hosted blogs? I thought it would have been on 3.0?
• Ryan Markel Says:
  July 2, 2010 at 1:41 pm

  It will eventually be released as a plugin.
14. ppchsmediacenter Says:
    June 30, 2010 at 11:02 pm

    Thank you! The only problem I’m having now is that I already had two photos on the post so when I added the slide show photos and clicked “insert slide show.” I ended up getting those two photos included in the show. Is there anyway to deselect photos that are already in the gallery and only select certain photos for the slide show?
• Ryan Markel Says:
  July 2, 2010 at 1:22 pm

  There aren’t any options that can be selected yet in the slideshow shortcode – it always uses all images attached to the post.
15. FlSue Says:
    July 3, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Jesse – how can you insert a slideshow when your site is not hosted by WP ?
    I’m guessing that this is the problem since when I upload pics, save and then scroll down to find the slideshow button – it’s not there – I find only ‘insert gallery’ – that works but only gives me a series of pictures, not a slideshow.
    Thanks
    Sue
• Ryan Markel Says:
  July 7, 2010 at 3:32 am

  The slideshow feature in this tutorial is currently only available on WordPress.com.
16. ppchsmediacenter Says:
    July 3, 2010 at 6:46 pm

    Okay, thank you. I had a feeling that the options were limited, but wanted to check to make sure that I wasn’t missing anything. Thank you for the help!
17. ileaneb Says:
    July 8, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    Hi Jesse, thanks for the screencast. By the way, I love the photos too. My question is does it matter if you are in the visual editor or html mode. I noticed that you weren’t using the visual editor during the screencast.
• jesseluna Says:
  July 14, 2010 at 4:36 am

  Hi ileaneb, the process is the same for the Visual and HTML editors. I just tried it to be sure. Glad you enjoyed the photos. – Jesse
18. David Says:
    July 28, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Hi jesse, I’ve tried to set up a slideshow on my blog and the slideshow works well but I have thumbnails appearing on my blog posts aswell as the picture I’ve inserted in my post. How do I get rid of the thumbnails and just have the pictures on the post and main page slideshow. (As extra info my slide show is a part of my blog theme I don’t know if that makes a difference)
19. Greg Says:
    August 23, 2010 at 12:30 am

    Do you know of another tutorial that show how to make a slideshow when a blog is not hosted on WordPress.com? thanks.

    “No, but your blog does need to be hosted on WordPress.com. This feature is only available on WordPress.com at this time.”

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