nickohrn

Quickly and easily mark any content that has an editing UI in the WordPress administrative section as featured. This plugin 
also provides a template tag that you can use to display certain markup or styles for featured content and a query 
variable that allows you to query for featured (or non-featured) content.

Easy Featured Content

This plugin allows you to mark content as featured and use the designation in your queries and via a template tag.

IWEBIX

WP-Glideshow now with new, better features! Feature as many posts/pages as you like on any static page you wish. Optionally add an image to every post or page! Order your posts/pages by date or title! Choose from many styling options. Set duration of the slide and choose an effect for the Slideshow! Now including automatic image-resizing with wordpress built-in feature.
What this Slideshow can handle:
<ul>
<li>Displays as many posts OR/AND pages as you like </li>
<li>Sliding effect with Javascript</li>
<li>Autorotate on/off</li>
<li>Navigation through Numbers and Back/Forward</li>
<li>Highly Customizable through Administration Area</li>
<li>Eye-Catching images/title and post excerpt</li>
<li>Automatic image resizing using WordPress</li>
<li>Order by date, title – Sort ASC, DESC</li>
<li>Add new posts/pages via the edit panel</li>
</ul>
Check out the <a href="http://preview.wp-themix.org/plugins/wp-glideshow/" rel="nofollow ugc">DEMO</a> at <a href="http://www.iwebix.de/" rel="nofollow ugc">Webdesign</a>

WP Glideshow

WP Glideshow - A revolutionary Javascript Slideshow for Wordpress. Highly customizable and wonderful styling options. A must have for every Wordpress  …

Easy Featured Content vs WP Glideshow