Cosmic Slider vs GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg

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+

GutSlider is an all-in-one slider and carousel plugin for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg). It adds a set of native slider blocks so you can build an image slider, content slider, post carousel, video carousel, testimonial slider, logo carousel or a before-after comparison slider directly on the page – no shortcodes, no page builder, no code. Every block is built with native Gutenberg components, so the editing experience feels like WordPress itself. Drag and drop your content, adjust the settings in the sidebar, and see the result live in the editor. Fast by design. GutSlider only loads its scripts and styles on pages where a slider block is actually used, generates a single minified CSS file per page instead of inline tags, and ships without jQuery. Sliding is powered by Swiper JS for smooth, hardware-accelerated transitions. Why Choose GutSlider Slide any content – images, video, text, buttons, headings, or any other block. Conditional asset loading – scripts and styles load only on pages that use a slider block. No jQuery – modern, dependency-free JavaScript built on Swiper JS. Native block editor UI – built with Gutenberg components, not a bolted-on iframe or modal. Fully responsive – separate Desktop, Tablet and Mobile values for spacing, columns, typography and more. Complete slider controls – autoplay, loop, speed, effects, centered mode, free mode and column counts. Custom navigation and pagination – styles, positions, sizes, colours, gaps and remote navigation. CSS entrance animations – per-element animations with adjustable delay. Lightbox support – open carousel photos in a full-screen lightbox. Google Fonts and typography controls – full typography panel on every text element. Block patterns library – ready-made slider layouts you can insert and edit. Enable or disable blocks – turn off the blocks you do not use from the GutSlider dashboard. Translation ready – fully internationalised and RTL friendly. Free Slider and Carousel Blocks Static Slider – a classic hero slider with image, heading, text and buttons. Flexible Slider – slide any block content you like. Testimonial Slider – reviews with photo, rating, name and designation. Photo Carousel – image carousel with lightbox support. Logo Carousel – client and brand logo carousel. Before After Slider – drag-to-compare image comparison slider. Video Carousel – YouTube and Vimeo video carousel with custom thumbnails. Blog Post Slider – dynamic post slider and carousel with query controls. Marquee – continuous scrolling marquee for any content. Pro Slider and Carousel Blocks Need more? GutSlider Pro adds premium blocks and features: Shader Slider Shutters Slider Slicer Slider Fashion Slider Triple Slider Card Slider Hover Slider Tinder Slider Spring Carousel Panorama Carousel 3D Carousel Material Carousel Marquee Carousel WooCommerce Product Carousel WooCommerce Product Categories Carousel Thumbnail Gallery Navigation – thumbnail-based navigation for the Static and Blog Post sliders. Links All Demos Documentation Get GutSlider Pro External Services Google Fonts – When you select a Google Font in a block’s typography settings, the font stylesheet is requested from https://fonts.googleapis.com and the font files from https://fonts.gstatic.com on the pages where that block appears. Visitors’ IP address and browser user agent are sent to Google as part of that request. No request is made if you only use system or theme fonts. Google Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms – Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Third Party Libraries Swiper JS (MIT) – slider and carousel engine. fslightbox – image lightbox for the Photo Carousel block.