Slider

The Posts Slider Widget lets you display your blog posts inside a responsive carousel slider. It comes with multiple layouts, overlays, and extensive query and styling controls to fully customize

Content Tab

Layout

  • Layouts: Choose from 7 predefined layouts for your slider design.

  • Overlay Styles: Select from 3 overlay types to control how post details appear on hover.

Query

Control which posts are displayed inside the slider.

  • Source: Select the post type (e.g., Posts, Pages, or a custom post type).

  • Categories: Filter posts by category.

  • Tags: Filter posts by tag.

  • Posts Per Page: Set the number of posts to show.

  • Order By: Choose sorting (Date, Title, ID, Random, etc.).

  • Order: Ascending or Descending order.

  • Offset: Skip a given number of posts from the beginning.

Slider Settings

  • Autoplay: Enable/disable auto-sliding.

  • Autoplay Speed: Set the speed (in milliseconds).

  • Navigation Arrows: Show or hide previous/next arrows.

  • Dots/Pagination: Show or hide pagination dots.

  • Loop: Enable infinite scrolling of slides.


Style Tab

Slider Items

  • Background: Set background color or image for each post item.

  • Box Shadow: Apply shadow styling for depth.

  • Border & Radius: Add border styles and adjust corner radius.

  • Spacing: Control padding and margins around slider items.

Post Title

  • Typography: Font family, size, weight, transform.

  • Color: Normal & hover states.

  • Spacing: Margin/padding for titles.

Post Meta (Author, Date, Comments)

  • Typography: Customize meta text styling.

  • Color: Normal & hover states.

  • Spacing: Adjust spacing between meta items.

Post Excerpt

  • Enable/Disable: Show or hide excerpts.

  • Excerpt Length: Control the number of words shown.

  • Typography: Font family, size, weight.

  • Color: Normal state.

Overlay

  • Overlay Background: Color & opacity controls.

  • Hover Effects: Fade, zoom, or custom transitions.

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