Creating a Slideshow from Media Library files

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  theprattlingsofseverin · Member · Mar 21, 2011 at 10:19 pm

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  I have already uploaded a number of pictures into the Media Library.

  I want to pull some of those images together into a Slideshow, however the Help only shows me how to create a slideshow from new images, not from those already uploaded into the library.

  How do i take images that are currently already in the media library and create a slideshow from some of them?

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  timethief · Member · Mar 21, 2011 at 10:58 pm

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  Currently the slideshow will only display all photos attached to a post. http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/

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  theprattlingsofseverin · Member · Mar 21, 2011 at 11:02 pm

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  So would this mean that I’d have to upload them a second time? I couldn’t get them from the Media Library where they already sit? I want to make sure i’ve understood this.

  Thanks BTW

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  timethief · Member · Mar 21, 2011 at 11:08 pm

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  That’s correct. You can use the forum searchbox like I did to confirm if you wish.

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  theprattlingsofseverin · Member · Mar 21, 2011 at 11:46 pm

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  Yes i did that, but the other questions were a little old and i wondered whether in the meantime it had been fixed.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 22, 2011 at 12:41 am

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  I do believe that if any changes had been made Staff would have updated the support documentation. Here’s a link I use for anything and everything related to the Gallery > http://gammagirl.wordpress.com/?s=not+the+FAQs

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  titusobrien · Member · Mar 27, 2011 at 2:26 am

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  My god this is annoying. I have the same problem. I quickly found a slew of others with the same problem. Hello WordPress?

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  theprattlingsofseverin · Member · Mar 28, 2011 at 10:50 am

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  @titusobrien It’s probably more of an architecture design issue meaning that it’s going to be more expensive to correct this fault / add this feature (depending on your POV) at this stage.

  We do have to remember that WordPress is free and we get a lot for our $0 outlay. There’s always going to be extra features we’d like and they (the actual staff that is) do seem to welcome suggestions.

  Nice art BTW.