General Slider vs WP Swiper

General Slider is a fast, modern slider for WordPress. Create a slider once, then place it anywhere with a block or shortcode — no page builder and no coding required. Use it as a hero slider, image carousel, testimonial slider, logo carousel, product showcase or fullscreen banner, in the block editor, with a shortcode, or as an Elementor widget — on any block or classic theme. It’s ideal for WooCommerce product sliders, Full Site Editing layouts, portfolios and landing pages. Browse the demo gallery — see every ready-made slider you can import in one click · Read the full guide — setting up a slider, the block and shortcode options, and how the assets stay off pages that have no slider · Development on GitHub — report issues or contribute. Why General Slider? Lightweight and fast — no jQuery on the front end (built on the Splide engine) Accessibility-first — keyboard, screen reader, play/pause and reduced-motion support Works with any theme — block (FSE) or classic Beginner friendly — build sliders from the WordPress admin, no code Block, shortcode and Elementor — add a slider anywhere Loads only where needed — assets are added only on pages that show a slider Perfect for Business and agency websites Portfolios and landing pages Hero sections and fullscreen banners Image and logo carousels Testimonials and team showcases Product showcases and WooCommerce banners Getting started Install and activate General Slider. Go to General Slider > Add New, add your slides, or import a ready-made demo from the Demo Library. Add the General Slider block to any page, or paste the shortcode. Done. Features Editing Reusable sliders — build slides manually, or pull them dynamically from your posts, pages or WooCommerce products Per-slide image or background video (self-hosted MP4/WebM, YouTube or Vimeo) Sub heading, heading, text, button and a whole-slide clickable link Categories, a duplicate action and custom CSS per slider Start from a ready-made demo when creating a new slider Display Gutenberg block, shortcode and Elementor widget Five design presets — Hero, Split, Minimal, Testimonial and Fullscreen Navigation & frame skins — Classic, Soft, Stories, Stories Progress (auto-filling segments), Numbers, Vertical, Corner, Neon, Minimal, Pill, Outline, Retro, Glass and Dark looks for the arrows, dots and slider frame; mix any skin with any preset Text entrance animations — fade, fade up/down, slide from left/right or zoom, staggered across the sub heading, heading, text and button Device-specific settings — different slides-per-view, gap, height, arrows, dots and content visibility for tablet and mobile Slide or fade transitions, autoplay with a pause control Multiple slides per view (carousel) with adjustable gap Thumbnail navigation and Ken Burns zoom Overlay (solid or gradient), image fit, focus point and accent colour Performance No jQuery on the front end Conditional asset loading — nothing loads on pages without a slider Lazy-loaded images, with the first slide eager and high-priority for a better LCP Sliders initialise only when scrolled into view RTL ready Accessibility Full keyboard navigation and screen-reader labels Play/pause button for autoplay Respects the reduced-motion setting For developers Filters: general_slider_settings, general_slider_slides, general_slider_config, general_slider_html, general_slider_presets, general_slider_skins, general_slider_dynamic_query_args and general_slider_dynamic_slide Register your own design preset or navigation skin, or reshape a dynamic slider’s query and slides Demos & migration Demo Library — import ready-made sliders, images included, in one click Export any slider as a portable demo package (.zip) JSON import / export, plus global default settings for new sliders External services This plugin includes an optional Demo Library that loads ready-made sliders from a remote service hosted on GitHub Pages: devmonowar.github.io/wp-plugin-demo-library It connects to this service only when you: open the Demo Library screen — to download the list of demos and show their preview images; and click Import Demo — to download that demo’s data and images into your site’s Media Library. These are plain, read-only requests for files. No personal data is collected or sent, and no request is made unless you use the Demo Library. The service is provided by GitHub Pages (GitHub, Inc.) — terms of service — privacy statement.

WP Swiper adds a flexible carousel block to the WordPress editor. Each slide accepts standard nested blocks, so you can combine images, headings, buttons, video, and other block content without using a separate page builder. Highlights Build slides with nested WordPress blocks. Choose from seven editable in-block starter templates without adding extra block types. Create horizontal or vertical responsive carousels. Configure navigation, pagination, autoplay, loop mode, free mode, and transition effects. Set responsive breakpoints, spacing, offsets, and slides per view. Add background images, focal points, overlays, thumbnails, and custom navigation icons. Drag image files into the editor to create slides. Load frontend assets only when a slider is detected, with an optional global-loading setting for custom setups. Use the bundled Swiper 14 runtime without a jQuery dependency. Accessibility Since version 1.4.6, WP Swiper removes non-visible slides from the accessibility tree and keyboard tab order. Focusable content is restored when its slide becomes visible, including in responsive layouts that display multiple slides. This behavior addresses one carousel accessibility barrier, but it is not a certification that WP Swiper or a website using it conforms to WCAG. Conformance must be evaluated for the complete published page and depends on the carousel configuration, slide content, theme, and other integrations. Site authors remain responsible for accessible content and configuration. Provide meaningful image alternatives, logical headings, readable contrast, and clear control labels. If autoplay is enabled, enable the pause/play control so users can stop rotation. Rotation stops when keyboard focus enters the carousel and restarts only after an explicit user request. See the W3C carousel accessibility guidance. Privacy WP Swiper does not include analytics, advertising, tracking, or telemetry. Images selected through the editor are handled by the standard WordPress Media Library and REST API. Support and development For usage questions, use the WordPress.org support forum. Report reproducible bugs and feature requests on GitHub. Security issues should be reported privately according to the repository security policy. Development is supported through Buy Me a Coffee. Developer filter The wpswiper_frontend_js_register_args filter can change the dependencies and loading arguments used for the plugin’s frontend script. add_filter( 'wpswiper_frontend_js_register_args', function ( $args ) { $args['deps'][] = 'jquery'; $args['args'] = array( 'in_footer' => true, 'strategy' => 'defer', ); return $args; } ); See the wp_enqueue_script() documentation for supported loading arguments. Frontend lifecycle WP Swiper automatically initializes blocks added after page load. Navigation and AJAX integrations can also call window.wpSwiperInit(element), window.wpSwiperDestroy(element), or window.wpSwiperReinit(element) with a .wp-swiper block wrapper. Runtime configuration corrections dispatch a wp-swiper:warning browser event with a structured diagnostic. Initialization failures dispatch wp-swiper:error, and explicit destruction dispatches wp-swiper:destroy. Contributing WP Swiper is developed openly on GitHub, and community contributions are welcome. Report reproducible bugs through the GitHub issue tracker. Suggest focused improvements and new features. Improve documentation, translations, accessibility, or test coverage. Submit pull requests after reviewing the contribution guide. Please report security issues privately according to the security policy.