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Magic Slider
Magic Slider is a WordPress plugin for building responsive sliders and carousels. You stack images and text as animated layers, pick fade or slide transitions, and choose a display mode that suits your layout. Slides adapt to desktops, tablets and phones, and visitors can swipe through them on touch screens.
- Version
- 2.1
- Released
- May 2, 2023
- Type
- WordPress plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $3.99 on its own
What’s new in Magic Slider 2.1
Version 2.1 · May 2, 2023
Latest
What it does
Many sites need a rotating area for featured images, products, portfolio pieces or testimonials, and building one by hand takes custom code. This plugin gives you a slider and carousel builder inside WordPress. Each slide can hold multiple layers, such as images and text, and each layer gets its own animation that can enter from the top, bottom, left or right using CSS3 effects. Background images can use a Ken Burns effect for slow panning and zooming.
You can set the slider to fixed dimensions, full width, responsive or full-screen background, so it fits a narrow content column or spans the whole page. Navigation skins with bullets or thumbnails help match the slider to your design, and autoplay settings control how slides advance and pause. Each slide can link to an external URL that opens in the same tab or a new window. Responsive PSD files are included if you want to design slide graphics.
Best for
- Portfolio sites featuring images and project work
- Online shops highlighting products on the homepage
- Business sites displaying client testimonials in a carousel
Features
Unlimited animated layers
Add as many images, text items and other elements to a slide as you need, each with its own animation settings.
Directional layer transitions
Layers can animate in from the top, bottom, left or right using smooth CSS3 effects for slide entrances and exits.
Ken Burns background effect
Background images can pan and zoom slowly across slides, giving photos a gentle sense of motion in major browsers.
Fade and slide transitions
Switch between slides with fade or slide transitions, and adjust the speed and easing to control how each change feels.
Four display modes
Choose fixed dimensions, full width, responsive or full-screen background, depending on where the slider sits in your layout.
Navigation skins
Predefined skins include bullets and thumbnails, so visitors can move between slides with controls that suit your site's look.
Slide links with target control
Link any slide to an external URL and decide whether it opens in the same tab or in a new window.
Autoplay and pause settings
Set slides to advance automatically and configure pause behavior so the slider runs on its own at the pace you choose.
Questions about Magic Slider
Will the slider work on phones and tablets?
Yes. The slider is responsive and adapts to desktops, tablets and smartphones. It also supports touch screen navigation, so mobile visitors can swipe between slides instead of tapping small controls.
Can I make a full-screen slider for my homepage?
You can. Along with fixed dimensions, full width and responsive modes, there is a full-screen background option. That suits a large homepage header, while the other modes work for sliders placed inside page content.
Can I put text on top of images in a slide?
Yes. Slides support unlimited layers, so you can place text, images and other elements over a background. Each layer has its own animation and can enter from the top, bottom, left or right.
Can a slide link to another page?
Each slide can link to an external URL. You choose whether the link opens in the same tab or in a new window, which is handy for pointing visitors to product pages or promotions.
Is Magic Slider free?
The code of Magic Slider is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL Feast is a paid service: a plan or a single purchase gives you the download and automatic updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Magic Slider is this?
Version 2.1, released May 2, 2023. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them, and members get them as automatic updates.
How do I update Magic Slider?
Install the free GPL Feast Updater on your site and connect it with your API key. It installs new versions of Magic Slider automatically and keeps a backup, so you can roll back.
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