function start_slideshow(slide_counter){
	slide_counter--;
	slideshowInterval = setInterval(function() {
		if(slide_counter >= jQuery('#slideshow div').length || slide_counter < 0) { slide_counter = 0; }
		slide_counter++;
		jQuery('#slideshow div').fadeOut(1000);
		jQuery('#slideshow div:nth-child(' + slide_counter + ')').fadeIn(1000);
		jQuery('.slideshow_btn').removeClass('slideshow_btn_selected');
		jQuery('.slideshow_btn:nth-child(' + slide_counter + ')').addClass('slideshow_btn_selected');
	},  6000);
}
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
	jQuery("#slideshow div:gt(0)").hide();

	/* for auto rotation use the following line */
	jQuery('.slideshow_btn:nth-child(1)').addClass('slideshow_btn_selected');
	start_slideshow(2);
					
	/* to handle the circle button clicks */	
	jQuery('.slideshow_btn').click(function() {
		clearInterval(slideshowInterval);
		var btn_number = jQuery(this).index() + 1;
		jQuery('.slideshow_btn').removeClass('slideshow_btn_selected');
		jQuery('.slideshow_btn:nth-child(' + btn_number + ')').addClass('slideshow_btn_selected');	
		jQuery('#slideshow div').fadeOut(1000);
		jQuery('#slideshow div:nth-child(' + btn_number + ')').fadeIn(1000);
		start_slideshow(btn_number + 1);
		return false;
	});
	jQuery('#site-header .container').append('<div id="nav_social_icons"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/inthethroesof/"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/ig.png"></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/inthethroesof/?ref=pages_you_manage"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/fb.png"></a><a href="/contact/"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/email.png"></a></div>');
});