Cosmic Slider is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by cosmicinfosoftware.
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Cosmic Slider is a newly-listed 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. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). 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 cosmicinfosoftware — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How Cosmic Slider works
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Cosmic Slider is a powerful and feature-rich WordPress slider plugin powered by Swiper.js, the most modern mobile touch slider library. This plugin seamlessly integrates with the WordPress Gutenberg block editor, allowing you to create beautiful, responsive sliders with rich content using blocks.
Unlike traditional image-only sliders, Cosmic Slider lets you build slides using the full power of Gutenberg blocks – add images, text, headings, videos, galleries, and any other block content to create engaging, interactive sliders.
Presentation Demo | Documentation
Features ⭐ Powered by Swiper.js – the most modern mobile slider library
⭐ Gutenberg Block Editor Integration – Create slides using any Gutenberg blocks (images, text, videos etc.)
⭐ 10+ Transition Effects – Choose from slide, fade, flip, cube, cards effects etc.
⭐ Customizable navigation arrows with multiple style options
⭐ Flexible pagination options: Bullets, Progress Bar and etc.
⭐ Autoplay functionality with customizable delay and time indicator
⭐ Background settings for both slider container and individual slides
⭐ Lazy loading images for better performance
⭐ Drag & drop to reorder slides
⭐ Shortcode support: [wpsp_slider id="123"]
⭐ Grid layout support with customizable rows and columns
⭐ Compatible with all major themes and page builders
⭐ Thumbnail Gallery – Display thumbnail gallery below the main slider with customizable size and spacing
⭐ Scrollbar Navigation – Customizable scrollbar with position options (top, bottom, left, right) and color control
⭐ Vertical Slider – Create vertical sliders with full height control
⭐ RTL Support – Right-to-left language support for international websites
⭐ Grid Layout – Enable grid layout with row or column options for multi-slide displays
⭐ Image Zoom – Pinch-to-zoom functionality for images on touch devices
⭐ Keyboard Control – Navigate sliders using arrow keys
⭐ Mousewheel Control – Scroll through slides using mouse wheel
⭐ Slides Grouping – Control how many slides advance at once
⭐ Coverflow Options – Advanced coverflow settings (rotate, stretch, depth, modifier, shadows)
⭐ Centered Slides – Center slides for better visual presentation
⭐ Slides View Auto – Automatic slides per view calculation
⭐ Fully responsive and mobile-friendly with touch gestures
⭐ Developer-Friendly – Extensible with filters and actions for customization
External Services This plugin includes the following open-source libraries:
Swiper.js
A modern mobile touch slider library used to power the slider functionality.
License: MIT
wp-color-picker-alpha
An extension script for WordPress Color Picker that adds support for RGBA colors with transparency.
License: GPL-2.0+
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cosmic Slider?
Cosmic Slider is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, 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 cosmicinfosoftware.