=== SlideDeck 1 Lite Content Slider ===
Contributors: dtelepathy, kynatro, jamie3d, dtrenkner, oriontimbers
Donate link: http://www.slidedeck.com/download
Tags: Slider, dynamic, slide show, slideshow, widget, Search Engine Optimized, seo, jquery, plugin, pictures, slide, skinnable, skin, posts, video, photo, media, image gallery, iPad, iphone, vertical slides, touch support, theme
Requires at least: 2.8.6
Tested up to: 3.5
Stable tag: trunk
Create SlideDecks on your WordPress blogging platform. Manage SlideDeck content and insert them into templates and posts.
== Description ==
= Deprecation Notice =
**SlideDeck 1 Lite for WordPress is deprecated.** As of 3/13/2013 we will not longer be updating this plugin, but we suggest that you consider trying [SlideDeck 2 Lite](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slidedeck2/) for WordPress instead.
[SlideDeck 2 Lite](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slidedeck2/) has replaced SlideDeck 1 and is now our primary SlideDeck focus.
Thanks for your support! - The SlideDeck Team
The SlideDeck WordPress slider plugin allows you to easily create a content slider widget or slideshow on your WordPress blog without having to write any code. Just create a new slider with the SlideDeck control panel tool and insert the widget into your post via the WYSIWYG editor with the TinyMCE plugin SlideDeck picker.
You can also create a dynamic slider by using the Smart Slider function. Just choose your blog post criteria (recent, popular, featured), select a theme, set your options and viola, you have a dynamically updated slider in seconds! Users can now visually experience your blog posts.
**NEW!:** Vertical slides (PRO), RSS Feed Smart SlideDecks (PRO), Skin Support, Compatible with WordPress 3.0+, Now uses custom post types!
**Requirements:** PHP5+, WordPress 2.8.6+
**Important Links:**
* [Demo](http://www.slidedeck.com/wordpress)
* [Community Examples](http://www.slidedeck.com/examples)
* [More Details](http://www.slidedeck.com/wordpress)
* [Full Feature List](http://www.slidedeck.com/features)
* [Documentation](http://www.slidedeck.com/usage-documentation)
* [Support](http://getsatisfaction.com/slidedeck)
**Features:**
* No coding required!
* Smart SlideDecks. Build dynamic SlideDeck slideshows from blog content
* Add any media (image, video, mp3...etc) to a slide with the WordPress editor
* Add, remove or reorder slides with a slick drag and drop interface
* Search Engine Optimized (SEO) - all content of each SlideDeck (copy, alt tags...etc) are completely indexable by search engines
* Update SlideDeck content at anytime without even editing your posts or template code
* Specify any slide as the start slide as well as the animation speed
* Specify unique spine title text
* Use all the tools in the WordPress Kitchen Sink editor to make your SlideDeck look perfect
* Customize the code and add any content directly into the slide with the WordPress HTML editor
* Preview your SlideDeck in a modal box or on your post as you create it
* Set custom dimensions for each SlideDeck
* Copy and paste a code snippet to place your SlideDeck anywhere on your WordPress blog or site
* Touchscreen support for iPad, iPhone and other devices (PRO).
* Ability to create vertical slides (PRO).
* Smart SlideDecks from RSS feeds (PRO).
* Ability to apply free skin/themes.
**Use Cases:**
* Dynamic Content
* Feature Slider for WordPress Blog Posts
* Visualize Any RSS Feed
* Automate News Articles and Updates
* Tours & Demos
* Product Tour
* Features Demo
* Process Guide
* Step-by-Step Instruction
* Media Galleries
* Photo Gallery
* Video Gallery
* Artwork Gallery
* Music Gallery (Artist, Album Song)
* Movie/Television Guide/Gallery
* Multi-Dimensional Web Content (User Input or Vertical + Horizontal Slides)
* "Choose Your Own Content" Based on User Input
* Lead Generation Based on User Input
* Decision Tree Process
* User Based Tutorials (Skip steps based on user level)
* Surveys
== Installation ==
1. Upload the `slidedeck` folder and all its contents to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
1. Create a new SlideDeck from the new menu in the control panel sidebar
1. Insert a SlideDeck in your post or page by clicking on the `Embed a SlideDeck` button in the rich text editor or the button in the sidebar in the post/page view.
You can also place a SlideDeck in your template or theme via the PHP command slidedeck(); Just pass the ID of the SlideDeck you want to render and an associative array of the styles you want to apply to the SlideDeck itself. For example:
`'100%','height'=>'300px')); ?>`
Where 12 is the SlideDeck's ID. You can also see this code snippet in the sidebar of the SlideDeck editing interface.
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
The best place for getting your questions answered is via our [Get Satisfaction support thread](http://www.getsatisfaction.com/slidedeck).
= I can't add a slide, it just shows me a wierd looking page =
Make sure that you are running up-to-date plugins on your website and that they are all compatible with the version of WordPress you are running. We find that the most common cause of any problem with getting SlideDeck working on a website has to do with a plugin that isn't written for the version of WordPress you are running and it causes a conflict or a JavaScript failure (which prevents our JavaScript from loading).
= I just purchased the Pro version, but I don't see a feature that the SlideDeck JavaScript library has =
We try and move the features we develop for the JavaScript library over to the WordPress plugin as soon as possible, but it takes some time to integrate and create an interface to use the feature. Keep an eye on your Inbox for updates; we'll let you know when the plugin is updated with the feature.
= I just put a SlideDeck on my site and I'm getting tons of "Warning: cannot yet handle MBCS in html_entity_decode()!" errors, whats going on? =
This error appears if you are running PHP 4 on your server. This is a bug in PHP 4 itself that is causing this error to occur. Please contact your web hosting company and ask them how to upgrade your web server to PHP 5; this is usally a quick switch flip in your web host's control panel.
= My WYSIWYG editors are not loading =
Make sure you are running up-to-date plugins. Some older versions of common plugins that add buttons to the WYSIWYG editor (such as Vipers video plugin) may cause the WYSIWYG editor to error out when it is initializing, preventing much of the JavaScript on the page from working.
= My SlideDeck isn't loading =
Make sure that your theme is running both the `wp_head();` command and the `wp_footer();` command, otherwise SlideDeck will not work properly. If you are manually loading jQuery in your template or theme after the `` command, you will overwrite the SlideDeck plugin extension. Make sure that `` is the last thing loading in your `
` tag. If you need to load JavaScript for your WordPress theme, make sure you are using the `wp_enqueue_script();` command in your theme's `functions.php` file. See http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script for more information on how to implement this.
= I can't get SlideDeck working with Buddypress =
We've made some serious improvements to the way we are implementing interface elements, doing previews, etc. in version 1.2 that may resolve some of these issues. Please try the latest version of SlideDeck and let us know how it is working for you.
= Pieces of the SlideDeck look wierd on my website =
Sometimes you might see extra spaces between links or "closed" slides, this is usually due to a conflict with the WordPress theme you are running on your website and the SlideDeck CSS. We are constantly working to improve the stability of the CSS of SlideDeck, but sometimes there are some themes that do some CSS definitions we cannot accommodate for. We recommend looking into getting [Firebug](http://www.getfirebug.com) for [Firefox](http://www.firefox.com) and investigate the elements that look strange and try and correct your theme's conflicting CSS.
= I want to put video in my SlideDeck, how do I do that? =
We updated the WYSIWYG editor implementation method in version 1.2 to be more compatible with other plugins and to process shortcodes. Please be advised that it is up to the plugin author to choose to display their plugin buttons in WYSIWYG editors used outside of the Posts and Pages section of WordPress. So, you still may not see your shortcode buttons, but we do still process any shortcodes entered manually. Any sort of media though can still be embedded in a SlideDeck. Just click on the HTML edit tab for the slide and copy-and-paste the embed code for a video into a SlideDeck's content area.
= I've placed a video in my SlideDeck, but it shows through the SlideDeck, even on closed slides =
Flash doesn't play nicely all the time with fancy interactions like SlideDeck and the like, luckily there's an easy fix. Just add the the `wmode="opaque"` parameter to your embed code. For example, with a YouTube video embed code, this will change the code from this:
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to this:
``
Take note of the addition of the `` tag inside the `