Description
SlideVerse is a slider and carousel plugin made for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg). It adds a set of slider blocks to the editor. You insert a block, add your slides, and adjust the settings in the block sidebar. You do not need shortcodes, a page builder, or code.
Use SlideVerse to build a hero slider, an image slider, a post carousel, a logo carousel, a testimonial slider, a video slider, a content slider made from any blocks, or a before/after image comparison.
SlideVerse is designed for site owners, bloggers, agencies, and developers who build pages with the block editor and want sliders that are edited in the same place as the rest of the page.
Visit the SlideVerse website for documentation.
Blocks included
SlideVerse adds nine slider blocks and two helper blocks.
- Base Slider & Hero Carousel – Hero and banner slides with a title, subtitle, description, and button over a background image. Includes a colour overlay, content alignment, and a responsive slide height.
- Image Slider & Photo Carousel – An image carousel with captions (below the image or as a hover overlay), hover tooltips, and a link for each image.
- Flexi Content Slider – Build each slide from any blocks: images, headings, paragraphs, buttons, groups, or columns. Slide height can be Auto, Fixed, or Minimum.
- Infinite Slider – A continuous scrolling carousel (marquee) for logos, text, or any blocks. Horizontal or vertical, with adjustable speed and spacing, and grab/swipe dragging.
- Post Slider & Blog Carousel – Shows posts, pages, or public custom post types with featured image, title, excerpt, and a read-more link. Filter by category and set the order and count.
- Logo Carousel & Partner Showcase – A carousel for client, partner, or sponsor logos.
- Testimonial Slider & Review Carousel – Testimonials with star rating, author name, role, and avatar.
- Video Slider & Video Carousel – YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted videos with thumbnail previews, played inside the card.
- Before After Image Comparison – Two images with a draggable divider.
- Flexi Content Slide and Infinite Slider Item – Helper blocks that hold the content of one slide. They are added for you inside their parent block.
Slider controls
Most slider blocks share the same settings in the block sidebar:
- Slider Settings – Slides per view, space between slides, transition speed, loop, centered slides, grab cursor, keyboard control, and mousewheel control.
- Navigation – Show or hide arrows and pagination bullets, and choose the arrow position.
- Autoplay Options – Turn autoplay on or off and set the delay.
- Effects – Slide or fade transition.
- Style – Colours, spacing, borders, and typography for the slider, slides, and arrows, with hover states.
Slides per view, spacing, and speed can be set separately for desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Responsive and accessible behaviour
- Sliders adapt to desktop, tablet, and mobile screens, and support touch and swipe.
- Autoplay pauses while a visitor hovers over or focuses a slider.
- Autoplay stays off for visitors who prefer reduced motion.
Asset loading
Slider scripts and styles load only on pages that contain a SlideVerse block. All files are served from your own site. Nothing is loaded from a CDN.
SlideVerse dashboard
The SlideVerse screen in the WordPress admin shows which slider blocks your site uses and lets you switch individual blocks off. A block that is switched off leaves the block inserter, and existing sliders keep working.
SlideVerse Pro
Everything described above is free. SlideVerse Pro is a separate add-on that adds:
- 3D and creative transitions: coverflow, cube, flip, cards, and creative presets.
- An image lightbox and popup video playback.
- Fraction and progress-bar pagination, and a draggable scrollbar.
- Vertical before/after comparisons.
- A WooCommerce Product Slider block.
- A Dynamic Content Slider block for any post type, taxonomy, or custom field.
- Ready-made slider templates.
Pro options are shown in the block settings and marked “Pro”. If SlideVerse Pro is removed, your sliders keep working and use the free options instead.
Need more control and advanced slider features? Explore SlideVerse Pro.
External services
SlideVerse connects to external services only in the cases below.
YouTube and Vimeo (Video Slider only)
If you add a YouTube or Vimeo video to the Video Slider block, the video player is embedded from that service on the front end. These services may set cookies and collect data according to their own policies when the player loads or is played. This applies only when you choose to embed YouTube or Vimeo videos.
- YouTube Terms: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms — Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Vimeo Terms: https://vimeo.com/terms — Privacy: https://vimeo.com/privacy
Freemius (SlideVerse Pro licensing and opt-in usage data)
SlideVerse uses the Freemius SDK to manage SlideVerse Pro licenses and, only if you agree, to collect usage data. Nothing is sent until you opt in when SlideVerse asks (you can skip), or activate a SlideVerse Pro license. When you opt in, Freemius receives your site’s URL, title and language, your WordPress and PHP versions, the SlideVerse version and whether it is active, and your WordPress user name and email address; sharing your list of plugins and themes is optional. Activating a Pro license also sends the license key. You can opt out at any time.
- Freemius Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/ — Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy/
Credits
SlideVerse uses the open-source Swiper library (MIT license). The Before After block uses react-compare-slider (MIT license).
Screenshots
Blocks
This plugin provides 11 blocks.
- Post Slider & Blog Carousel Display your blog posts in a beautiful, responsive slider carousel. Dynamically fetches posts with featured images, titles, excerpts and read more links.
- Video Slider & Video Carousel Display videos in a beautiful, responsive slider carousel. Supports YouTube, Vimeo and self-hosted videos with thumbnail previews.
- Before After Image Comparison Create interactive before and after image comparisons with a draggable slider. Perfect for showcasing transformations, edits, renovations, or product effects.
- Infinite Slider Create a continuous scrolling carousel with infinite loop for showcasing logos, partners, testimonials, or any content that needs constant motion.
- Testimonial Slider & Review Carousel Showcase client testimonials, reviews and quotes in a stunning responsive slider carousel. Build trust with beautifully displayed social proof.
- Logo Carousel & Partner Showcase Create a beautiful, responsive carousel to showcase your partners, clients, brand logos, or affiliates. Perfect for building trust and demonstrating brand connections.
- Image Slider & Photo Carousel A versatile image carousel with captions, hover tooltips and per-image links. Ideal for galleries, portfolios, product shots and brand assets.
- Flexi Content Slider Build slides out of any Gutenberg blocks. Drop images, headings, buttons, groups or columns into each slide for complete creative freedom over a Swiper-powered carousel.
- Base Slider & Hero Carousel Build hero sliders from a pre-built slide structure — title, subtitle, description and button over a background image, with overlay, transition effects and full styling control.
- Flexi Content Slide A single slide of the Flexi Content Slider. Holds any Gutenberg blocks — images, headings, buttons, columns or groups.
- Infinite Slider Item Individual slide item for the Infinite Slider. Can contain any content including images, text, videos or custom blocks.
Installation
From the WordPress dashboard
- Go to Plugins Add New Plugin.
- Search for SlideVerse.
- Click Install Now, then click Activate.
Manual installation
- Download the plugin zip file from WordPress.org.
- Go to Plugins Add New Plugin Upload Plugin, choose the zip file, and click Install Now.
- Click Activate Plugin.
Create your first slider
- Open a post or page in the block editor.
- Click the block inserter (+) and search for SlideVerse or slider.
- Choose a slider block, for example Image Slider & Photo Carousel.
- Add your slides. For the Image Slider, click Add Images and select images from the Media Library.
- Select the block and open the block settings sidebar. Adjust Slider Settings, Navigation, Autoplay Options, and Effects.
- Open the Style tab to change colours, spacing, and typography.
- Preview the page, then click Publish or Save.
FAQ
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Is SlideVerse a Gutenberg slider plugin?
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Yes. SlideVerse is built for the WordPress block editor. Every slider is a block that you insert and edit in the editor.
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Does SlideVerse work with the WordPress block editor?
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Yes. SlideVerse requires the block editor. It works in posts, pages, and the Site Editor, with block themes and classic themes.
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Does SlideVerse provide shortcodes?
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No shortcodes are currently provided. Sliders are added as blocks.
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Can I create image sliders?
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Yes. Use the Image Slider & Photo Carousel block. You can add captions, hover tooltips, and a link for each image.
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Can I create content or card sliders?
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Yes. Use the Flexi Content Slider block. Each slide can contain any blocks, such as an image, a heading, a paragraph, and a button.
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Can I show my blog posts in a slider?
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Yes. The Post Slider & Blog Carousel block shows posts, pages, or public custom post types. You can filter by category and set the order and number of posts.
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Is the slider responsive?
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Yes. You can set slides per view, spacing, and speed for desktop, tablet, and mobile. The editor preview follows the device you select.
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Does SlideVerse work on mobile devices?
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Yes. Sliders support touch and swipe gestures. You can also set a different number of slides for mobile screens.
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Yes. You can show or hide the arrows and the pagination bullets, choose the arrow position, and style the arrows. Fraction and progress-bar pagination and the scrollbar are part of SlideVerse Pro.
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Can I enable autoplay?
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Yes. Open Autoplay Options in the block settings, turn on Enable Autoplay, and set the delay. Autoplay pauses on hover and focus, and stays off for visitors who prefer reduced motion.
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Which video sources are supported?
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The Video Slider supports YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted video files.
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Does SlideVerse require coding?
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No. All settings are available in the block sidebar.
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Does SlideVerse load files from other servers?
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No. The slider scripts and styles are included in the plugin and load only on pages that contain a slider. YouTube and Vimeo players load only if you add those videos. See “External services”.
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Is there a Pro version?
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Yes. SlideVerse Pro is a separate add-on. It adds 3D and creative transitions, a lightbox, popup video, fraction and progress-bar pagination, a scrollbar, vertical before/after comparisons, a WooCommerce Product Slider, a Dynamic Content Slider, and templates. The free plugin works without it.
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Where can I get help?
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Use the WordPress.org support forum. Documentation is available at wpxero.com/docs.
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Changelog
0.2.2 – October 10, 2026
- Changed: New SlideVerse logo in the dashboard and the admin menu.
- Changed: Block descriptions for the Image Slider and Video Slider no longer mention the lightbox, which is part of SlideVerse Pro.
- Changed: Rewritten readme with new screenshots.
0.2.1 – September 26, 2026
- Changed: The Free vs Pro page shows lifetime licenses, with prices kept in sync with the SlideVerse store.
- Changed: Upgrade buttons open the SlideVerse pricing page with the launch coupon.
- Changed: “Get support” in the dashboard opens the WordPress.org support forum.
- Fix: The “Save” amount on the pricing cards no longer rounds down by a dollar.
- Fix: The account page download button reads “Download Premium Version” instead of the plan name.
0.2.0 – September 26, 2026
- New: SlideVerse dashboard — see which slider blocks your site uses, switch individual blocks off (they leave the inserter; existing sliders keep rendering), and check system information.
- New: SlideVerse Pro add-on support. Pro options appear in the block settings marked “Pro” and unlock when SlideVerse Pro is active.
- New: Base Slider slide manager — collapsible slides with thumbnails, drag-and-drop reordering, duplicate, move and delete, a large background image picker, button links that search your pages and posts, and “Select Images” to create one slide per image.
- New: The Base Slider editor preview jumps to the slide you are editing and holds autoplay on it.
- Changed: 3D and creative transitions (coverflow, cube, flip, cards, creative), the image lightbox, popup video playback, fraction and progress-bar pagination, the scrollbar and vertical Before & After comparisons are now part of SlideVerse Pro. Without Pro, sliders that use them keep working with the free equivalents: slide transition, bullet pagination, inline video and a horizontal comparison.
- Changed: The plugin is now named “SlideVerse – Slider, Carousel & Image Slider Blocks”.
- Changed: Requires WordPress 6.5 or newer.
- Improvement: Editor previews match the frontend on desktop, tablet and mobile, and every slider uses the same defaults in the editor and on the site.
- Improvement: Deleting the plugin removes its settings and cached data.
- Performance: Swiper ships with the plugin and loads only on pages that contain a slider — nothing is loaded from a CDN, and pages without sliders load no SlideVerse files.
- Performance: Smaller editor scripts.
- Accessibility: Autoplay pauses while a visitor hovers over or focuses a slider, and stays off for visitors who prefer reduced motion.
- Accessibility: Logo Carousel images use the media title when they have no alt text.
- Security: Block style settings are sanitized before they are printed as CSS, and custom CSS is only output for authors allowed to post unfiltered HTML.
- Security: The Post Slider only queries public post types and validates its query settings.
- Fix: An empty Logo Carousel no longer stops other sliders on the page from starting.
- Fix: Empty sliders no longer leave arrows or blank space on the page.
- Fix: Post Slider pagination dots now show when pagination is on.
- Fix: Hovering a block in the inserter shows its description instead of a blank preview, and the Logo Carousel placeholder shows its name.
0.1.0 – August 26, 2026
- New: Base Slider block — hero slides with a pre-built title, subtitle, description and button over a background image, with a colour overlay, horizontal and vertical content alignment, and responsive slide height.
- New: Image Slider block — image carousel with an opt-in lightbox gallery, captions shown below the image or as a hover overlay, hover tooltips, and per-image links with an open-in-new-tab option.
- New: Flexi Content Slider block — build each slide from any Gutenberg blocks, with Auto, Fixed and Minimum slide height modes.
- Improvement: The new blocks drive Swiper breakpoints from their responsive slides-per-view and spacing settings, so the tablet and mobile layouts match the generated CSS.
- Improvement: Tested against WordPress 7.1.
0.0.10 – June 25, 2026
- New: Grab/swipe (drag) support for the Infinite Slider, with smooth inertia/throw momentum that eases back into the auto-scroll.
- New: Grab/swipe toggle for the Logo Carousel.
- New: Image lightbox/gallery (click to enlarge, previous/next, keyboard and Esc) for the Infinite Slider, Logo Carousel, Post Slider, and Testimonial Slider — all opt-in via a toggle.
- Fix: Restored correct height for the Before & After Image Comparison block with react-compare-slider v4.
0.0.9 – May 25, 2026
- New: Testimonial Slider block with star ratings, avatars, author name/role, and carousel navigation.
- New: Video Slider block supporting YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted videos with lightbox playback.
- New: Post Slider block with dynamic post fetching, category filtering, and customizable card layout.
- New: Logo Carousel (Brand Logos) block for client/partner logo showcases.
- Fix: Frontend CSS generation now works reliably for all blocks (resolved hook timing issue with wp_add_inline_style).
- Fix: Added render_block filter as inline CSS fallback for edge cases (widgets, FSE, reusable blocks).
- Fix: Video lightbox styles now apply correctly when appended to the document body.
- Improvement: Added fill property support for SVG arrow color styling on the frontend.
- Improvement: Fixed PHP deprecation notice for nullable type in CSSBuilder.
- Improvement: Embedded selector data in style attributes for robust frontend CSS selector resolution.
0.0.8 – May 06, 2026
- Improvement: Tested against WordPress 7.0.
- Stability: Avoid duplicate per-request inline block styles when both enqueue_block_assets and wp_enqueue_scripts run on the frontend.
- Stability: Safer loading of bundled editor scripts when asset metadata is missing.
- Stability: Harden editor body class detection and Full Site Editing template parsing.
0.0.7 – January 08, 2026
- Improvement: WordPress 6.9 compatibility added.
0.0.6 – November 11, 2025
- Fix: Before After Slider block editor issue for uploading images.
0.0.5 – May 21, 2025
- Fix: Resolved autoplay issues causing inconsistent behavior across devices.
- Fix: Addressed compatibility issues with WordPress 6.8.1 and popular themes.
- Enhancement: Optimized slider performance and reduced resource usage.
0.0.4 – February 17, 2025
- Enhancement: General performance enhancements and code optimizations.
0.0.3 – February 01, 2025
- New: Before After Slider block for interactive image comparison.
- Enhancement: Improved performance and optimized loading times.
- Fix: Resolved minor styling issues in the Infinite Slider block.
0.0.2 – January 27, 2025
- New: Infinite Slider block for dynamic, seamless scrolling.
- Improvement: Improved performance and stability for all slider types.
- Fix: Minor bug fixes and code optimizations.
0.0.1 – January 01, 2025
- Initial release of SlideVerse.
- Swiper.js-powered slider functionality for Gutenberg.
- Touch and swipe gesture support.
- Autoplay, navigation, and pagination options.