Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg vs Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor

A responsive modern carousel slider for the Gutenberg block editor that lets you add any blocks to your slides. Easily create sliders for hero sections, testimonials, products, and anything else using Gutenberg blocks. 🚀 Carousel Slider Version 2 is built on the modern Swiper.js library for improved performance and better mobile compatibility. Plugin site: carouselblock.com Features Add unlimited slides Add any blocks to the slides Preview the carousel in the editor Responsive and touch enabled Developer friendly: supports CSS variables & theme.json Settings Slides per view Slides to scroll at a time Slide speed Slide padding Prev/next arrows Dots navigation Infinite loop sliding Autoplay Pause on hover Disable on interaction Responsive settings: slides to show and scroll at given screen size RTL Advanced Settings For dynamic layouts where the slider or its surrounding layout changes after load, such as tabs, accordions, or lazy-loaded content. ResizeObserver Observer Observe parent elements Observe slide children Plugin Settings Plugin settings are available from Settings > Carousel Slider in the WordPress admin. Available options include showing legacy carousel blocks, hiding the legacy warning notice, and loading the full Swiper bundle instead of the default custom Swiper build. Included Patterns Full Width Hero Slider Testimonials Slider Logos Carousel The final look of these sliders depends on your theme styles. You can also fine-tune the design using custom CSS variables (see below). Requirements PHP 5.6+ is recommended, WordPress 5.8+, with Gutenberg active. Documentation Full documentation: carouselblock.com/docs Select the Carousel Slider block from the Design category. Click the + button located at the end of the carousel to add slides. Add any block within the slides. Use the horizontal scrollbar to preview the slides in the editor. You can reorder the slides by using the left and right arrow buttons in the toolbar. To remove a slide, select the slide and click the three dots right above it. Click the option to remove that slide. Click the Carousel Block (the block nesting all the slides) to show the carousel settings. Customizing Styles Carousel Slider v2 supports custom styling via CSS variables: Styling documentation: carouselblock.com/docs?doc=styling Navigation --wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-size: Arrow icon size --wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-sides-offset: Distance from edge --wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-color: Arrow color --wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-hover-color: Arrow hover color (falls back to navigation-color) --wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-alignfull-color: Arrow color when carousel is full width Pagination (dots) --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-top: Top offset --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bottom: Bottom offset --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-size: Bullet size --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-active-color: Active bullet color --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-inactive-color: Inactive bullet color --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-inactive-hover-color: Inactive bullet hover color (falls back to active-color if set) --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-active-opacity: Active bullet opacity --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-inactive-opacity: Inactive bullet opacity --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-inactive-hover-opacity: Inactive bullet opacity on hover (falls back to inactive-opacity if not set) --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-horizontal-gap: Space between bullets (horizontal) --wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-vertical-gap: Space between bullets (vertical) Block Spacing --wp--custom--carousel-block--image-margin-top: Top margin for image blocks --wp--custom--carousel-block--image-margin-bottom: Bottom margin for image blocks --wp--custom--carousel-block--cover-margin-top: Top margin for cover blocks --wp--custom--carousel-block--cover-margin-bottom: Bottom margin for cover blocks Theme JSON Support All the CSS variables can also be defined directly inside your theme’s theme.json under the settings.custom key. For example: { "settings": { "custom": { "carousel-block": { "navigation-size": "22px", "navigation-color": "#000", "pagination-bullet-active-color": "#000" } } } } Frontend API Carousel Slider exposes a small frontend API for integrations with tabs, accordions, modals, or other hidden UI. For some of these dynamic layout cases, the Advanced Settings observer options can also handle updates automatically. window.CarouselSliderBlock.init( container ): Initializes carousel instances inside the given container. window.CarouselSliderBlock.update( container ): Updates existing carousel instances inside the given container and initializes any that are not yet initialized.

Get Pro | Documentation Ultimate Blocks is a free powerhouse for bloggers and content marketers using WordPress. It’s not just a plugin, it’s a toolkit to skyrocket user engagement and simplify content creation. With Ultimate Blocks, you’re not just adding functionalities; you’re crafting experiences. From interactive content filters, captivating call-to-actions, to social sharing made effortless, every block is a step towards a more engaging and visually appealing website. It’s about making every visit count, every interaction memorable, and every content piece a breeze to create and manage. Transform your WordPress journey; let Ultimate Blocks be the catalyst for your website’s success. Ultimate Blocks currently includes the following blocks: Coupon (Available in Pro) – View Demo Timeline (Available in Pro) – View Demo Content Filter – View Demo Review (Schema Markup Enabled) – View Demo HowTo Schema – View Demo Table of Contents – View Demo Tabbed Content – View Demo Call to Action – View Demo Content Toggle (Accordion) – View Demo Styled Box – View Demo Styled List – View Demo Expand – View Demo Testimonial – View Demo Click to Tweet – View Demo Social Share – View Demo Countdown – View Demo Progress Bar – View Demo Post Grid – View Demo Star Rating – View Demo Image Slider – View Demo Button (Improved) – View Demo Divider – View Demo We have more exciting blocks in the making. Have a suggestion? Let us know. Join Us To Get Updates and Resources Visit Ultimate Blocks Website Follow Us on Twitter Join Our Support Community Join Our Facebook Group More Info About the Blocks Content Filter Content Filter lets your visitors filter the content based on different filters. You can let your users go through your content more easily. Review Block Add a review block with product name, features, summary, button and star rating. It is Schema Markup enabled. HowTo Schema Block Add HowTo Schema with sections, steps and valid schema data. Table of Contents Block Generate a table of contents from your headings. Tabbed Content Block Add content in tabs in your posts/pages. This comes with a nice drag and drop feature to sort the tabs. Call to Action Block Add a nice call to action box with a button. Encourage users to take action, engage more. You can customize everything in the block. Content Toggle Add contents in accordions. Let visitors expand them and show the content. Styled Box Block Add styled box like – Notification box, Number box, Feature box in your content. Three templates now, more in the making. Styled List Block This block lets you add a styled list in your post or pages. Instead of bullets you can use various icons as your list style type. You can also choose color for icons. Expand Block Expand Block lets you add expandable content. You can hide some part of your content initially. Upon clicking on ‘Show More’ it will show. It can be hidden again. Testimonial Block Nice, simple testimonial box with option to add image, name, role of the testimonial author. Click to Tweet Add tweetable content in your posts/pages. Social Share Block Add social share buttons in your posts and pages with this blocks. It comes with lots of customization options too. Countdown Block Add a countdown in your post/pages. Comes with three different styles. Progress Bar Block Add Cirle/Line Progress bar with this blocks. Comes with options to change thickness, color. Post Grid Block Add a list or grid of your posts. Comes with options to change categories, order and many more. Star Rating Block Add Star ratings in your posts/pages. You can customize size, color, numbers of stars. Image Slider Block Add a lightweight, simple image slider in your post. Comes with additional settings. Button Block Button block with more customization options and controls. Divider Block Add custom divider between your blocks. Customize the color, size, everything. Other tools from us Tableberg: The Best WordPress Block Table Plugin to create beautiful and responsive tables. GroundWP: Lightweight and Minimal Block Theme for efficient Full-Site Editing.