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JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel

Allows you to pick a gallery from the 'NextGen Gallery' plugin to use as a 'JQuery JCarousel'.

By jjcoder·Image·Free
4.5(2 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 15 years ago
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As of April 2026, JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel is a WordPress image plugin with 400 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 63K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.

4.5/52 reviews
400active installs
63K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

The ‘JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel’ allows you to create a ‘JCarousel’ (http://sorgalla.com/projects/jcarousel/) as a widget or as a shortcode.
This plugin uses the ‘NextGen Gallery’ plugin for its images.

Requirements:

  • NextGen Gallery Plugin (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)

NextGen Gallery Integration:

  • This plugin uses the original width and height of the image uploaded so make sure the images are the correct dimensions when uploaded.
  • If a width and height are defined under the configuration all images will be resized to those dimensions (Highly recommended).
  • Alt & Title Text Field: Provide a full url here and the image will link to this. Only works if alt field starts with either of these; /, http, or ftp.
  • Description Field:…
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Ratings & Reviews

4.52 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.8+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

  • 1.1.8: rtl fix.
  • 1.1.7: FAQ.
  • 1.1.6: Donate to Christchurch Quake.
  • 1.1.5: Gap fixes.
  • 1.1.4: Readme.
  • 1.1.3: Readme.
  • 1.1.2: New shuffle field. If order is random and this is true will shuffle images with javascript. Useful if you are caching your pages. This use to be always on in previous verions but some people want images to load in order so if not caching the page no need to be turned on.
  • 1.1.1: Fix.
  • 1.1.0: Optimisa…
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Contributors

jjcoderjjcoder
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.8
Last Updated
Mar 9, 2011
WP Requires
2.8+
Tested Up To
3.1.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
63K+
Added
Jan 24, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

J
jjcoder
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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