Fade Slider vs Lexiata XSlider

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.

Lexiata XSlider is a tiny, blazing-fast image slider plugin built from scratch. Total footprint: under 200KB on disk, with a frontend payload around 8KB (CSS + JS combined). No bundled libraries, no jQuery on the front-end, no third-party services. Why XSlider? Most slider plugins ship with hundreds of templates, layer animations, and features you will never use — and your visitors pay for every kilobyte. XSlider keeps only what you need: Clean image sliders with optional click-through URLs Horizontal slide and fade animations Autoplay, drag, keyboard navigation Arrows + bullets, fully customisable SEO-friendly markup with proper alt text and ARIA roles Lazy initialisation (the slider boots only when scrolled into view) Style via CSS classes + the WordPress Customizer (Additional CSS) Native Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, shortcode, and PHP function — insert a slider in any editor or builder Built for WordPress agencies and freelancers by Suresh L. Bamunusinghe at Lexiata.lk — battle-tested in production sites. Key features Up to 8 settings tabs — General, Size, Controls, Animations, Autoplay, Optimize, Slides, Developer Image and Blank slides — Blank slides support a custom background colour Clickable URL per slide — Set link, choose target tab, optional nofollow Drag-to-reorder slides in the editor Duplicate slide with one click Live preview in the slide editor Click-to-copy shortcode and PHP code Fully accessible — keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, focus rings Mobile, tablet, desktop arrow visibility controls No external dependencies — pure vanilla JS frontend (~5KB)