![]() Now you can scroll down a bit and you will see some other settings which you can tinker in your slider. From here you can add an image, post, static overlay or dynamic slides. If you want to add more slides, then come back to the page in Step 4 and from there click on the ‘Add Slide’ option. Once you’re done, click on the Save button. From there you can edit all the things like alignment, image, style, animations, etc… Now select the element you want to edit and you will see a small editing window popup. To edit the current slides, hover over the slider and click on the ‘Edit’ button. Next, you will be able to see all the slides, add new slides and edit the current slides. We will choose the ‘Free Thumbnail Slider’ template. ![]() We will use a template for this tutorial. You will have the option to either create a blank project or start with a template. Click on the ‘Add New’ project button to create a new slider. Now, you will be in the plugin dashboard and from here you can add a new slider. You can watch the short tutorial or click on the ‘Continue to Dashboard’ button. After you have downloaded the plugin, go to ‘Smart Slide > Dashboard’ in your WordPress Admin. The pro version is also a great buy starting at $49 for a lifetime for one site. ![]() There is a free version available which is really powerful and is more than enough for most people’s needs. Compatible with all the page builders like Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, etc….Everything you add is a layer (just like Photoshop).The best part is that it contains many templates which you can use! It’s one of the most advanced slider plugins with a very modern interface. Smart Slider 3 is a really impressive slider maker for WordPress. For more features like HTML slides, video slides, post sliders, etc, you will have to upgrade to MetaSlider’s paid version Smart Slider 3 That was it! Now you can create and add unlimited image sliders to your site. Now you will have a drop-down menu where you can select the slider to display To add the slideshow to a blog post or page, go to the post editor and from there click on the ‘+’ icon and search for ‘Metaslider’. Once you’re done, click on the ‘Save’ button in the top right. Following these similar steps, you can easily add and create your own carousel. You will be able to preview the slide you added. Schedule: With this tab, you can schedule when to start and stop your slider although this is a pro addon SEO: You can adjust the image title and alt textĬrop: The cropping position of your image General: In the general tab you can enter a caption for your image and also link your image to any URL. In the editor, you will also notice various options like General, SEO, Crop and Schedule. Once you have selected the image you want, click on the ‘Add Slideshow’ button. Now upload and drop your images or you can also use the Unsplash Library. Click on the ‘Add Slide’ button to add images. Now you will be in a slideshow editor and you will be guided by a setup wizard. Now, click on the option which says ‘New’. Create One!’ Click on the Create text and you will be dropped into an editor. Now you will see that Meta Slider shows ‘You have created no slideshows. After you have downloaded the plugin, go to some post on your website and then in the Gutenberg editor, click on the ‘+’ button on the top and from there select the option which says ‘Meta Slider’. The paid plans start at $39/year and go to $149/year depending upon the number of sites. There is a free version of MetaSlider available in the WordPress Repository. MetaSlider is a very popular plugin used to create responsive and SEO optimized carousels and sliders of photos, videos, posts, etc… The sliders will be easy to create, free, and most importantly responsive (which means that they will look good on all devices) We will be using 2 plugins today to get our work done! This tutorial will show you how to add an image carousel in WordPress easily. Note: You have to enable the option “Link” in the Elementor Image Carousel widget and set it to: “Media Files” in order for it to work.Image Carousels look really premium and are used quite a lot on the web now. No options, no premium version, no bullshit. Then it hooks into elementor image carousel widget just before it’s rendered on frontend. This plugin just overrides WordPress attachment fields and Elementor Image Carousel widget to let you add custom links to each image in the carousel.īasically, it adds two custom fields to each image in WordPress Media Library (Custom link and “Open in new tab?” checkbox). ![]() There is a WordPress limitation (no custom link on images) that makes impossible to add custom links on each image in an image carousel or image gallery like the one in Elementor free version.
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