SlideshowFx
Gets a listing of Picasa/Google+/Flickr Web albums and displays album thumbnails on your page.
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SlideshowFx shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where SlideshowFx stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| albums | >100 |
| photo-albums | >100 |
| photos | >100 |
| picasa | #19 |
| video | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About SlideshowFx
From the official readme · v1.1Description
SlideshowFx will take a given Picasa username or Flickr user ID and fetch a listing of all public albums for the given user. Thumbnails to the individual albums will be displayed in a table on the specified WordPress page.
Please note that this plugin requires PHP5 or higher and cURL library.
Installation
Automatic install
- From WordPress back-end select menu Plugins > Add New
- Select Upload, choose SlideshowFx zip file and click on Install Now
- Click on Active Plugin
- Configure your Picasa username or Flickr user ID in SlideshowFx parameters (you can keep default value for a test)
- Place [sfx] in the content of the page
Manual install
- Extract zip file
- Upload the ‘slideshoxfx’ directory to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Configure your Picasa username or Flickr user ID in SlideshowFx parameters (you can keep default value for a test)
- Place [sfx] in the content of the page
Changelog
No upgrade notice in this first version.
Version 1.01 March 22nd, 2013
Correction in file header to avoid error “The plugin does not have a valid header”.
Version 1.00 December 21st, 2012
First version based on SlideshowFx for Joomla from same author.
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FAQ
SlideshowFx: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 17, 2026
Is SlideshowFx free?
Yes. SlideshowFx is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is SlideshowFx safe to use in 2026?
SlideshowFx shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use SlideshowFx?
SlideshowFx is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,632 times since it launched in January 2013. It was downloaded 61 times in the last 30 days.
Does SlideshowFx work with WordPress 7.1?
SlideshowFx is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was SlideshowFx last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on March 24, 2013 (14 years ago).
Who makes SlideshowFx?
SlideshowFx is developed and maintained by OopsTouch.
What are the best alternatives to SlideshowFx?
The most popular alternatives to SlideshowFx are Envira Gallery (100K+ installs), RPS Image Gallery (800+ installs) and Gallery for Immich (100+ installs).
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