oik-nivo-slider

Upload the contents of the oik-nivo-slider plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/oik-nivo-slider' directory
Activate the oik-nivo-slider plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
Whenever you want to produce a Nivo slider use the [nivo] shortcode.

Note: oik-nivo-slider is dependent upon the oik plugin.
You can activate it but it will not work unless oik is also activated.
Download oik from oik download
What is the simplest syntax for the [nivo] shortcode?
If you simply want to show all the attached images to a page, post or custom post type then use
[nivo]
I typed [nivo] and got [nivo] back
You need to activate both the oik-nivo-slider plugin and the oik base plugin. The [nivo] shortcode only becomes functional when [oik] is loaded.
My images do not appear in the slider
The most common fixes to this problem are:

Don't insert the images that you want in the slideshow into the page; just upload media and save changes.
The slider requires jQuery. Check that your theme files contain calls to wp_head() and wp_footer().

[nivo
theme="default|bar|dark|light|oik|orman|pascal|default271|oik271 - Theme for the slideshow"
link="y|n|file|full - Link the images to the target post/page or media file"
caption="y|n - Display the image title as the caption"
ribbon="y|n - Display the ribbon, if the theme supports it (version 271 only)"
thumbnail="full|thumbnail|medium|large|nnn|wxh - image size"
class="|classes - CSS classes"
thumbs="|n|y - thumbnail navigation"
effect="random|sliceDownRight|sliceDownLeft|sliceUpRight|sliceUpLeft|sliceUpDown|sliceUpDownLeft|fold|fade|boxRandom|boxRain|boxRainReverse|boxRainGrow|boxRainGrowReverse|slideInLeft|slideInRight
]

Use the oik custom link URL field
Build the slideshow from images attached to related content
Use the format= parameter

Use the oik custom link URL field
If your slide show is created from attached images then use the oik custom image link URL field in the Add Media dialog to set the target for the link.
Images attached to related content
Alternatively build the slideshow dynamically from images attached to related content.

Use the post_type parameter to specify the content type and

either the post_parent parameter for hierarchical content types
or category for posts
or other selection criteria for other content types

[nivo
post_type="post_type - Post type to display"
post_parent="|ID - Parent ID to use if not current post"
]

Use the format= parameter
[nivo format="L"
]

[nivo format="T/C"
]

What is the FULL syntax for the [nivo] shortcode
[nivo
post_type="attachment|post_type|special:value - Post type to display"
theme="default|custom|bar|dark|light|oik|orman|pascal|default271|oik271 - Theme for the slideshow"
class="|classes - CSS classes"
link="y|n|file|full - Link the images to the target post/page or media file"
caption="y|n - Display the image title as the caption"
ribbon="y|n - Display the ribbon, if the theme supports it"
thumbnail="full|thumbnail|medium|large|nnn|wxh - image size"
thumbs="|n| y - Thumbnail navigation"
nav="|n| y - Control navigation"
pause="|pause - Pause time in milli seconds"
manual="|n| y - Manual advance"
effect="random|sliceDownRight|sliceDownLeft|sliceUpRight|sliceUpLeft|sliceUpDown|sliceUpDownLeft|fold|fade|boxRandom|boxRain|boxRainReverse|boxRainGrow|boxRainGrowReverse|slideInLeft|slideInRight - transition effect"
numberposts="5|numeric - number to return"
offset="0|numeric - offset from which to start"
category="|category-id - category IDs (comma separated)"
category_name="|category-slug - category slugs (comma separated)"
customcategoryname="|category-slug - custom category slug"
orderby="date|ID|title|parent|rand|menu_order - Sort sequence"
order="DESC|ASC - Sort order."
include="|id1,id2 - IDs to include"
exclude="|id1,id2 - IDs to exclude"
meta_key="|meta key - post metadata key"
meta_value="|meta value - post metadata value"
post_mime_type="|image|application|text|video|mime type - Attached media MIME type"
post_parent="|ID - Parent ID to use if not current post"
post_status="publish|pending|draft|auto-draft|future|private|trash|any - Post status"
id="|IDs - IDs of posts to display"
]
Do I have to remember all those parameters?
NO. You can enable the oik TinyMCE shortcode or quicktag buttons. See oik options > Buttons.
When editing a post/page with TinyMCE or the HTML editor click on the shortcode button to see a list of ALL enabled shortcodes and get syntax help, where available.
What's OIK and why do I need it?
The oik Nivo slider is developed using the OIK (Often Included Key Information) API (Application Programming Interface).
If you don't have the OIK plugin installed and activated then the Nivo slider shortcode won't work.

Specifically, the code is dependent upon bw_get_posts() to obtain the list of attachments, posts, pages or custom post types
which populate the slider and bw_thumbnail() to select the image to display when it's not an attached image.
I can't see some of the images in my slideshow
The default image size is thumbnail=full.
At present the bw_thumbnail() function will only return an image for a particular post id
when there is an attached image; it won't find the featured image. As a workaround either specify the thumbnail parameter as small,medium,large or your preferred size (e.g. 150x100)
OR ensure that the image you want to display is attached to the post
OR exclude the post from the list ( exclude=id1,id2 )
Do I need to make my images the same size?
NO, not any more.
If you use any one of the five themes associated with jQuery Nivo version 3.1 then the images can be different sizes.
Warning: you might not like the results though.
Can I control the slideshow transitions?
YES. Use the Nivo slider settings page.
Can I provide my own themeing?
This is planned for a future version.
Can I put the [nivo] shortcode in my sidebar?
YES. You can use the [nivo] shortcode in sidebars, headers and footers by using a text widget.
It's just like entering the shortcode into a post, page or custom post type.
Remember you may need to set the post_parent parameter to control which posts are loaded.
Can I code the shortcode into header.php?
Not directly. In order to get the shortcode to expand you need to wrap it in some php.
One way of achieving this is to code

Which version of the jQuery Nivo slider code is needed?
The plugin includes multiple versions of the FREE jQuery Nivo slider from Dev7 Studios
* Version 3.2 is the latest version producing responsive slideshows.
* oik-nivo-slider continues to support the themes for version 2.7.1: default271, orman, pascal and oik271
Does it support version 3.2 of the jQuery Nivo slider?
YES... from oik-nivo-slider version 1.9
Does it support thumbnail navigation?
YES... from oik-nivo-slider version 1.7 with oik 1.17 or higher
Thumbnail navigation is supported from version 3.1 of the nivo jQuery code.
Can I choose the effect per slider?
YES... Use the effect= parameter e.g. [nivo effect=boxRain]
What's the difference between this plugin and Nivo's WordPress plugin
I have not tried Nivo's plugin.
Does it support NextGEN galleries?
YES. Basic support for images in NextGEN galleries has been added in version 1.18
You need to use a special post_type parameter
e.g.
[nivo post_type=nggallery:1]

The special post_type is nggallery
Then you need a colon (:)
Then the ID of the gallery

nggallery:id - display the images from a NextGEN gallery
screenshot:plugin_name - display the screenshots for an installed plugin