Rekt Slideshow is a WordPress plugin that creates a simple fading slideshow wherever you insert the required shortcode. It allows you to use the WordPress standard media upload dialog to select as many photos as you like and specify the dimensions of the slideshow as well as the timing. It is written using jQuery code found at CrossSlide to render the slideshow and TimThumb at Google Code for altering the size of the chosen photos. I’ve done very limited testing so any feedback is greatly appreciated.
To insert the slideshow into your site, just put in the shortcode [rektslideshow]. In a template editing context, you’ll want to insert an empty div with the id of “rektproductions” instead of using the shortcode.
As of February 22, 2011, the plugin is at version 1.0.5. It adds the script in the footer for faster loads, and opens up the ability to use images from external sites. To avoid script injection issues, I’ve altered the plugin to encrypt/decrypt the query string. This isn’t completely secure but should slow the casual script hacker. For extra security, feel free to edit the file “picsize.php” and change the ALLOW_EXTERNAL to FALSE.
Thanks to Joy, Brian, and Robin, who’ve given some great feedback. If you like the plugin or would like to see something changed/fixed, please check out the WordPress Plugin Repository and give me a little feedback.
