Simple gallery WordPress plugin automatic slideshow

New simple gallery WordPress plugin is to display images as an automatic slideshow that can also be explicitly played or paused by the user. It rotates and displays an image by fading it into view over, with navigation controls that pop up when the mouse rolls over the gallery.

Show images either as an automatic or manual slideshow.
All slide consists of an image that can be hyper-linked.
All slide can have a description associated with it.

See the Live Demo on this post. roll over the mouse on the gallery to check the description and navigation link. You may also be interested in the superb slideshow gallery WordPress plugin.

Live Demo

Installation Instruction

Method 1

Download the new simple gallery plugin from download location.
Unpack the *.zip file and extract the /new-simple-gallery/ folder.
Drop the ‘new-simple-gallery’ folder into your ‘wp-content/plugins’ folder.
In WordPress administration panels, click on plugin from the menu.
You should see your new ‘new simple gallery’ plugin listed under Inactive plugin tab.
To turn the WordPress plugin on, click activate.

Method 2

Go to ‘Add New’ menu under ‘Plugins’ tab in your WordPress admin.
Search ‘New simple gallery’ plugin using search option.
Find the plugin and click ‘Install Now’ link.

Plugin configuration.

PHP code to add the gallery in the template PHP file.

<?php echo do_shortcode( '[new-simple-gallery group="Group2" width="500" height="300" pause="2500" duration="500" cycles="0" random="YES"]' ); ?>

Shortcode to add the gallery in the post or page content.

[new-simple-gallery group="Group2" width="500" height="300" pause="2500" duration="500" cycles="0" random="YES"]

Group: This option is to display a group of images (It’s like a category) In the admin, we have the option to select a group name for each image.
Width: Width for your gallery
Height: Height for your gallery
Pause: How long will the picture display in milliseconds (1000 milliseconds = 1 second/2500 milliseconds = 2.5 seconds)
Duration: How long do you want the transition of the images to take (500 milliseconds = half of a second)
Cycles: How many times do you want the gallery to cycle thru the pictures (0 = infinity/1 = only one time from beginning to end, then stop )
Random: Show images in a random order (no = show pictures in the order you specify in the image management admin page)