Fade Slider vs X-tra Ordinary WooCommerce Product Carousel and Slider

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.

New Updates Updated default and vertical carousel template. Demo can be viewed here: http://xolluteon.press/demo/carousels/carousel-default/ Fixed function to support WordPress 4.8 New Features New data sources: Latest Products. Will automatically collect your newest products added, it adds more speed to create a carousel or slider to promote your latest arrival products. Best Seller. Will automatically built your slider with your most selling items. Single Products. Add a more customized products list for your slider/carousel. This source let you chose products one by one for slider/carousel by typing product name. New Template Format: Our new template format make it easier for you to customize your carousel or slider and make look more awesome. A lot lighter plugin and faster load time (depend on the image size). Shop for a pre designed template from our store and upload it to your website through plugin page. We are providing support to convert your previous modified template to use the new template model for a donation per domain Click here for more information Require WooCommerce to work properly Notes: We are transitioning from a one man developer toward a team. I’m building a team named Xolluteon Indonesia, which will be responsible for this plugin development. I am still (of course) in full charge of this plugin development. XoX stands for X-tra Ordinary Solution, so the plugin was built to become an out of the box solution for your Web Store that use WooCommerce as it’s framework. XoX Woocommerce Slider/Carousel comes with these features: Fluid and Responsive Design, means that the images and texts inside the slider or carousel will follow the theme responsiveness style. 10 Slider effects and 2 Carousel Scrolls. Easy shortcode implementation (integrated with WordPress editor). Additional Widget to add shortcode to dynamic widget. Conflict free, the sliders or carousels created with the plugin are unique and can be implemented inside posts or pages without conflicting each other (note: except for implementing one slider/carousel multiple times in one page. EG: 1 slider used both inside the page and sidebar). 5 Starter slider and carousel template + the ability to create your own customized template. Slider effects: Normal/No Effect, changing images without any transition effect Fade In Fade Out Scroll Horizontal Scroll Vertical Flip Horizontal Flip Vertical Shuffle Tile Side Tile Blind Carousel Scrolls: Normal: Horizontal Scrolling (From right to left). Vertical: Scrolling up. Vertical Down: Scrolling downward (under development) Features list: Fluid and Responsive Design, means that the images and texts inside the slider or carousel will follow the theme responsiveness style. 10 Slider effects and 2 Carousel Scrolls. Easy shortcode implementation (integrated with WordPress editor). Additional Widget to add shortcode to dynamic widget. Conflict free, the sliders or carousels created with the plugin are unique and can be implemented inside posts or pages without conflicting each other (note: except for implementing one slider/carousel multiple times in one page. EG: 1 slider used both inside the page and sidebar). 5 Starter slider and carousel template + the ability to create your own customized template. Various data sources, ease you to roll on with the Slider/Carousel. Editable Template Format: Our new template format make it easier for you to customize your carousel or slider and make look more awesome. Light plugin and faster load time (depend on the image size). Shop for a pre designed template from our store and upload it to your website through plugin page. Additional Features: Changeable Navigation Images Ability to use “numeric” or “bullet” pagination Commitment of support and help. Arbitrary section