WordCycle is a WordPress app, with a 1.0 average rating from 1 review, as of Aug 31, 2026.
WordCycle is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by eswhite. With a rating of 1.0★ from 1 reviews.
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WordCycle is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 1 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by eswhite — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (1.0★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (1) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How WordCycle works
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WordCycle is a WordPress plugin that acts as a wrapper for the popular jQuery Cycle Plugin by Mike Alsup. Use the [slideshow] shortcode to insert a jQuery Cycle slideshow into your WordPress post or page.
No JavaScript necessary! Customize the slideshow using the shortcode options and by modifying your theme’s stylesheet. The plugin also adds a custom template tag wordcycle_slideshow().
WordCycle is developed by Esther S White
Usage and Examples Uploaded images are called attachments in the WordPresss database. If WordCycle is installed, you can use the [slideshow] shortcode to create a slideshow of all the attachments associated with a post. You can also use the custom template tag wordcycle_slideshow() in your WordPress template files.
The slideshow advances automatically and is minimally styled. The slideshow uses the Link, Title, and Caption attributes of the WordPress Image Uploader/Gallery, as well as the gallery sorting options.
To add the slideshow to a post, insert this code: [slideshow]
More examples available on the plugin website.
Options & Defaults
id // post id: #, current (default)
order // slide order: ASC (default), DESC, RAND
orderby // slide order by: menu_order ID (default), see list in codex: https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts
size // image size: thumbnail, small, medium (default), large, full-size
speed // effect speed: slow (default), normal, fast
fx // slideshow effect (view the jQuery Cycle Plugin Effects Browser for a complete list)
timeout // time on each slide: miliseconds: 8000 (default)
pause // pause on mouse-over: 0 (default) or 1
next // selector of element to use as click trigger for next slide : null (default) or DOM element ID
prev // selector of element to use as click trigger for previous slide : null (default) or DOM element ID
include // include image by ID
exclude // exclude image by ID
link // image link: file, attachment
align // slideshow position: left, right, none (default)
float (deprecated) // slideshow position: left, right, none (default)
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What is WordCycle?
WordCycle is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 1.0-star rating from 1 merchant review, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by eswhite.