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

Fade Slider is a lightweight, modern carousel/slider plugin built on Bootstrap 5.3. It provides smooth fade and slide animations with full responsiveness and works seamlessly with any WordPress theme. Key Features Bootstrap 5.3 carousel component with native animations Fade and slide animation modes Fully responsive design (mobile, tablet, desktop) Adaptive height scaling for different screen sizes Touch and keyboard navigation support Customizable interval, pause behavior, and autoplay Slide titles, descriptions, and clickable URLs Indicator dots and navigation arrows Responsive caption display with mobile optimization Works with any theme (includes Bootstrap or uses CDN) Automatic Bootstrap duplicate detection (prevents conflicts) Drag and drop slide reordering with visual feedback Auto-save slide order when reordered Custom Options 1. Install and activate the plugin 2. Create a new slider in the admin panel (Fade Slider menu) 3. Configure animation type (Fade or Slide) 4. Set carousel interval (delay between slides in milliseconds) 5. Add slides with images, titles, descriptions, and URLs 6. Set slider height/width (auto-scales to 70% on tablet, 60% on mobile, 50% on small phones) 7. Choose to show/hide captions on small devices 8. **Drag and drop slides to reorder** - Simply click and drag a slide thumbnail to change its display order. Visual feedback shows where the slide will be placed 9. Add shortcode to page/post: [display_fade_slider id=SLIDER_ID] 10. Or use template: Shortcode Usage [display_fade_slider id=1] Configuration Options Animation: Choose between Fade or Slide effects Interval: Set auto-play delay (milliseconds) or turn off with ‘off’ Hover Pause: Pause slider on mouse hover Show Indicators: Display bottom dot navigation Show Arrows: Display prev/next buttons Description Responsive: Hide captions on mobile devices (only shows on desktop/tablet) Slider Height and Width: Auto-responsive scaling Frequently Asked Questions Which Bootstrap version is required? Bootstrap 5.3.3 is automatically loaded via CDN. If your theme already includes Bootstrap 5.3+, the plugin will automatically detect and avoid duplication. Do I need to install Bootstrap separately? No. Bootstrap 5.3 is loaded automatically via CDN. The plugin includes intelligent duplicate detection to prevent conflicts with theme-provided Bootstrap. Does it work on mobile devices? Yes. The plugin is fully responsive with adaptive height scaling: Desktop (≥1200px): Full configured dimensions Tablet (768px-1199px): 70% of viewport height Mobile (≤767px): 50-60% of viewport height Small phones (≤375px): 40% of viewport height Can I customize animations? Yes. Two animation modes are available: Fade (opacity transition) and Slide (horizontal transition). Is there keyboard/touch support? Yes. The carousel supports touch gestures, arrow keys for navigation, and full accessibility features. How do I hide captions on mobile? In slider settings, select “Hide” for “Description Responsive” option. Captions will only show on tablets and desktops (≥768px). How do I reorder slides? You can easily drag and drop slides to change their display order. Click and hold on a slide thumbnail, then drag it to the desired position. The slide order is automatically saved when you release it. Visual highlighting shows where the slide will be positioned. Can I edit slide images after adding them? Yes. Click the edit icon (pencil) on any slide thumbnail to change the image. Click the trash icon to remove a slide entirely.

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.