BoldSlider vs Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel

BoldSlider is a lightweight, fully-responsive slider builder for WordPress with a real visual editor — drag layers on a canvas, set per-device overrides, and embed via shortcode or Gutenberg block. Free version highlights Visual builder — drag, resize, rotate layers on a real canvas. Eight resize handles. Keyboard nudge + delete. Per-device responsive — override layer position, size, font size, color, and visibility separately for Desktop / Tablet / Mobile. Layer types (7 free): Heading, Paragraph, Image, Button, Shape, YouTube embed, Vimeo embed. Slider effects: Slide, Fade, Cube, Coverflow, Flip, Cards. Backgrounds: image (with cover/contain/percentage/auto fit, repeat, 9-grid + custom position), color, uploaded MP4 video. Background animations: Ken Burns, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Pan Left, Pan Right. Navigation arrows with placement (inside/outside) + position (top/middle/bottom) + size + offset + colors + hover styles. Pagination (bullets / fraction / progress bar) with placement, position, bullet size/gap, clickable, active + inactive colors. Thumbnail strip (Swiper Thumbs). Autoplay with delay + pause-on-hover. Layer animations — 8 CSS-based entrance presets (fade, fade-up/down/left/right, zoom-in/out). Button hover styles + 12 built-in arrow icons. Starter templates: Multiple ready-to-use templates (Hero, Business, Portfolio, Testimonials, Promo / Sale, Product Launch, Team, Event, Startup, Minimal, Restaurant, Charity, Welcome). Embed via [boldslider id="your-slider-slug"] shortcode or Gutenberg block. Import / Export sliders as JSON. Duplicate sliders + slides in one click. Slider library page with thumbnail previews + search. Performance: lazy-load images, no jQuery, no external CDN, deferred JS. SEO friendly: semantic – headings, alt and title attributes (Media Library or custom). Accessibility: keyboard navigation, proper ARIA labels. External services BoldSlider does not call out to any external services or CDNs. All assets are bundled locally inside the plugin. Development Source code The compiled/minified JavaScript and CSS files in assets/dist/ are built from the uncompressed source code included in this plugin: Editor UI (React): editor/src/ — JSX components, store, hooks, views, and SCSS styles. Frontend runtime: editor/src/frontend.js — Swiper initialization and layer animations. Block editor script: editor/src/block.js — Gutenberg block registration. Stylesheets: editor/src/editor.scss and editor/src/frontend.scss. Build instructions Prerequisites: Node.js 18+ and npm 9+. Navigate to the plugin directory: cd boldslider Install dependencies: npm install Build production assets: npm run build For development with live rebuild: npm run start The build pipeline uses @wordpress/scripts (webpack-based). Third-party libraries Swiper v11 — MIT License — touch-enabled slider engine.

WP Carousel is a responsive plugin for creating Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery, and Video Slider in WordPress. It supports images, posts, WooCommerce products, and YouTube videos. Images can be selected directly from the WordPress media library and arranged with drag-and-drop. The plugin is lightweight, responsive, and works across all major devices and browsers. Live Demo | Video Tutorials | Documentation | Support You’ll be ble to display Image Carousel & Slider: Create Carousels and Sliders by uploading images from the WordPress media library. Photo Gallery: Build image galleries with lightbox support and customizable layouts. Post Carousel: Display recent posts in a carousel with title, image, excerpt, date, and author. Post Grid: Show posts in a grid format with title, image, excerpt, date, and author. WooCommerce Product Carousel: Display WooCommerce products in a carousel with options to show or hide product name, image, price, rating, and add-to-cart button. Product Grid Gallery: Show WooCommerce products in a grid gallery with product details such as name, image, price, reviews, and add-to-cart button. Video Slider & Gallery: Create sliders and galleries with multiple YouTube videos. Features you’ll love Drag & Drop Responsive Builder: Easily upload and reorder slides with the responsive drag-and-drop builder. Supports images and videos, letting you organize carousels and galleries in any order. Multiple Carousels and Galleries: Add and display multiple carousels or galleries on the same page without conflict. Carousel Controls: Enable or disable autoplay, set speed, stop on hover, and loop infinitely. Show or hide navigation and pagination dots with custom colors. Touch swipe and mouse drag are also supported. Responsive and Mobile Ready: WP Carousel sliders and galleries are fully responsive. You can set the number of columns and spacing individually for small, medium, and large devices. Lightbox Open images or videos in a popup overlay for viewing larger versions without leaving the page. Works across devices and is easy to navigate. Color & Styling Options: The plugin lets you customize colors and styles for carousels and galleries to match your site’s design. Multisite Support: The plugin can be used across WordPress multisite networks, allowing you to create and manage carousels on multiple sites from a single installation. Theme & Plugin Compatibility: The plugin is compatible with most WordPress themes and plugins, ensuring smooth integration without conflicts. Page Builders Ready Gutenberg Editor WPBakery Elementor BeaverBuilder SiteOrgin DiviBuilder LayersWP MotoPress CornerStone Themify Builder etc. Multilingual Ready WPML Polylang Loco Translate qTranslate-x GTranslate Google Language Translator WPGlobus For fast support, features request, and bug reporting Ask us at Support. WP Carousel Pro WP Carousel is the free version of WP Carousel Pro. The Pro version includes additional features such as support for posts, WooCommerce products, custom content (text, HTML, shortcodes), and extended video options. It also supports WordPress pages, custom post types, taxonomies, and custom taxonomies. Video sources include YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Twitch, Wistia, Dailymotion, MP4, WebM, and self-hosted videos with lightbox support. See Documentation. Watch all Tutorials » Author Designed and Developed by ShapedPlugin