(a) Slideshow
This plugin and widget allows you to create dynamic, controllable slideshows or presentations for your website.
Consider an alternative
(a) Slideshow shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 15 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where (a) Slideshow stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| ajax | >100 |
| presentation | >100 |
| slideshow | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About (a) Slideshow
From the official readme · v0.8.2Description
This plugin and widget allows you to create dynamic, controllable slideshows or presentations for your website.
Simply define a block of HTML to be a slideshow or presentation. You can use any tags like <p>, <img>, <div> etc.
Based on (a)Slideshow jQuery Plugin
Version history
Version 0.8.2
- slideshow Id now is valid XHTML
- update a-Slideshow jQuery plugin to 0.8.2 version
Version 0.8.0
- update a-Slideshow jQuery plugin to 0.8.0 version
Version 0.5.0
- new syntax of using plugin
- new version of a-Slideshow jQuery plugin
Version 0.4.0
- new version of a-Slideshow jQuery plugin
- add widget
Version 0.2.1
- Update (a) Slideshow jQuery Plugin to version 0.5.4
- Update jQuery to version 1.3.1 (requried for correct working fullscreen with Opera)
Version 0.2
- Fixes an issue where javascript is not registered
- Changes in readme.txt
Version 0.1
- Initial release version
Installation
- Upload
a-slideshowto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Now you can create slideshow from any HTML tags (switch to HTML editor) and write example:
[aslideshow]
<p><label>Caption of slide one</label>Text for slide one ... </p>
<p><label>Caption of slide two</label>Text for slide two ... </p>
<p>Text for slide three ... w/out caption</p>
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/yyyy/mm/image01.jpg" alt="Slide four - is image"/>
<a href="/wp-content/uploads/yyyy/mm/image02.jpg" title="Slide five"/>It's link to image, image load dynamically</a>
[/aslideshow]
NOTICE: You can use slideshow button (on quicktags bar)
You can change settings for all slideshow – go to Settings -> (a) Slideshow
NOTICE: Widget use a global settings of plugin (if it exist)
You can change setting for any slideshow (different from global settings), use next syntax:
[aslideshow %options%]
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/yyyy/mm/image01.jpg" alt="Caption 1"/>
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/yyyy/mm/image02.jpg" alt="Caption 2"/>
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/yyyy/mm/image03.jpg" alt="Caption 3"/>
[/aslideshow]
Where %options% – is settings for (a)Slideshow jQuery Plugin – example:
[aslideshow effect="random" play=true playframe=false controls_play=true]
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/yyyy/mm/image01.jpg" alt="Caption 1"/>
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/yyyy/mm/image02.jpg" alt="Caption 2"/>
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/yyyy/mm/image03.jpg" alt="Caption 3"/>
[/aslideshow]
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(a) Slideshow: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is (a) Slideshow free?
Yes. (a) Slideshow is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is (a) Slideshow safe to use in 2026?
(a) Slideshow shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use (a) Slideshow?
(a) Slideshow is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 27,530 times since it launched in December 2008. It was downloaded 85 times in the last 30 days.
Does (a) Slideshow work with WordPress 7.1?
(a) Slideshow is officially tested up to WordPress 2.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was (a) Slideshow last updated?
The latest version, 0.8.2, was released on November 1, 2010 (16 years ago).
Who makes (a) Slideshow?
(a) Slideshow is developed and maintained by antonshevchuk.
What are the best alternatives to (a) Slideshow?
The most popular alternatives to (a) Slideshow are zipaddr-jp (50K+ installs), SearchWP Live Ajax Search (50K+ installs) and WP-Polls (40K+ installs).
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