Virgildia

<p>A responsive modern carousel slider for the Gutenberg block editor that lets you add any blocks to your slides. Easily create sliders for hero sections, testimonials, products, and anything else using Gutenberg blocks.</p>
<p>🚀 <strong>Carousel Slider Version 2</strong> is built on the modern Swiper.js library for improved performance and better mobile compatibility.</p>
<p>Plugin site: <a href="https://www.carouselblock.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">carouselblock.com</a></p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add unlimited slides</li>
<li>Add any blocks to the slides</li>
<li>Preview the carousel in the editor</li>
<li>Responsive and touch enabled</li>
<li>Developer friendly: supports CSS variables & theme.json</li>
</ul>
<h4>Settings</h4>
<ul>
<li>Slides per view</li>
<li>Slides to scroll at a time</li>
<li>Slide speed</li>
<li>Slide padding</li>
<li>Prev/next arrows</li>
<li>Dots navigation</li>
<li>Infinite loop sliding</li>
<li>Autoplay</li>
<li>Pause on hover</li>
<li>Disable on interaction</li>
<li>Responsive settings: slides to show and scroll at given screen size</li>
<li>RTL</li>
</ul>
<h4>Advanced Settings</h4>
<p>For dynamic layouts where the slider or its surrounding layout changes after load, such as tabs, accordions, or lazy-loaded content.</p>
<ul>
<li>ResizeObserver</li>
<li>Observer</li>
<li>Observe parent elements</li>
<li>Observe slide children</li>
</ul>
<h4>Included Patterns</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full Width Hero Slider</li>
<li>Testimonials Slider</li>
<li>Logos Carousel</li>
</ul>
<p>The final look of these sliders depends on your theme styles. You can also fine-tune the design using custom CSS variables (see below).</p>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<p>PHP 5.6+ is recommended, WordPress 5.8+, with Gutenberg active.</p>
<h3>Documentation</h3>
<p>Full documentation: <a href="https://www.carouselblock.com/docs" rel="nofollow ugc">carouselblock.com/docs</a></p>
<p>Select the Carousel Slider block from the Design category. Click the + button located at the end of the carousel to add slides. Add any block within the slides. Use the horizontal scrollbar to preview the slides in the editor.</p>
<p>You can reorder the slides by using the left and right arrow buttons in the toolbar.</p>
<p>To remove a slide, select the slide and click the three dots right above it. Click the option to remove that slide.</p>
<p>Click the Carousel Block (the block nesting all the slides) to show the carousel settings.</p>
<h4>Upgrading from Legacy Carousel</h4>
<p>See the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-update-to-carousel-slider-block-version-2/" rel="ugc">support topic</a> for upgrading legacy blocks to Carousel Slider Version 2.</p>
<p>Legacy settings remain available at <code>/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=cb-carousel-settings</code>. The page is hidden from the admin menu and can be accessed directly by URL.</p>
<h3>Customizing Styles</h3>
<p>Carousel Slider v2 supports custom styling via CSS variables:</p>
<p>Styling documentation: <a href="https://www.carouselblock.com/docs?doc=styling" rel="nofollow ugc">carouselblock.com/docs?doc=styling</a></p>
<h4>Navigation</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-size</code>: Arrow icon size  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-sides-offset</code>: Distance from edge  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-color</code>: Arrow color  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-hover-color</code>: Arrow hover color (falls back to <code>navigation-color</code>)  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--navigation-alignfull-color</code>: Arrow color when carousel is full width  </li>
</ul>
<h4>Pagination (dots)</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-top</code>: Top offset  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bottom</code>: Bottom offset  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-size</code>: Bullet size  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-active-color</code>: Active bullet color  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-inactive-color</code>: Inactive bullet color  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-inactive-hover-color</code>: Inactive bullet hover color (falls back to <code>active-color</code> if set)  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-active-opacity</code>: Active bullet opacity  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-inactive-opacity</code>: Inactive bullet opacity  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-inactive-hover-opacity</code>: Inactive bullet opacity on hover (falls back to <code>inactive-opacity</code> if not set)  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-horizontal-gap</code>: Space between bullets (horizontal)  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--pagination-bullet-vertical-gap</code>: Space between bullets (vertical)  </li>
</ul>
<h4>Block Spacing</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--image-margin-top</code>: Top margin for image blocks  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--image-margin-bottom</code>: Bottom margin for image blocks  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--cover-margin-top</code>: Top margin for cover blocks  </li>
<li><code>--wp--custom--carousel-block--cover-margin-bottom</code>: Bottom margin for cover blocks  </li>
</ul>
<h3>Theme JSON Support</h3>
<p>All the CSS variables can also be defined directly inside your theme’s <code>theme.json</code> under the <code>settings.custom</code> key.</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<pre><code>{
  "settings": {
    "custom": {
      "carousel-block": {
        "navigation-size": "22px",
        "navigation-color": "#000",
        "pagination-bullet-active-color": "#000"
      }
    }
  }
}
</code></pre>
<h3>Frontend API</h3>
<p>Carousel Slider exposes a small frontend API for integrations with tabs, accordions, modals, or other hidden UI.</p>
<p>For some of these dynamic layout cases, the Advanced Settings observer options can also handle updates automatically.</p>
<ul>
<li><code>window.CarouselSliderBlock.init( container )</code>: Initializes carousel instances inside the given container.</li>
<li><code>window.CarouselSliderBlock.update( container )</code>: Updates existing carousel instances inside the given container and initializes any that are not yet initialized.</li>
</ul>


Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg

Finally a slider/carousel block that doesn't try too hard and is still easy and fun to use. It just needs a few additional sidebar settings (like slide gap and maybe custom icons for the prev/next navigation) and it would be perfect.

Thanks, i know i will be using this plugin A LOT in future projects - and for that it has definitely earned a full 5 star rating!

Almost perfect!

I tried several plugins and this one it's just perfect! Easy to use <3

Very simple and easy-to-use


I'm kind of an "old school" developer who is being dragged kicking and screaming into the world of the Block Editor (Gutenberg). One of my "old school" ideas is only using plugins for massive functionality (think WooCommerce, The Events Calendar, Gravity Forms), and not for things I can easily build myself. (Kind of ironic, since I've also developed a handful of plugins myself that don't follow that rule.)



Well… a week of fumbling around proved that at least in the new Gutenberg world, this is not something I can build myself, but I was still averse to using a plugin because in most of my past experience, using plugins with a narrow focus like this is that they a) aren't narrowly focused enough (trying to do too much), or b) they get in the way with too much of their own non-standard, over-designed interface elements.



I can safely say this plugin does not do any of that. It feels like it's a core part of Gutenberg… which it should be. I especially love (LOVE!) the fact that you can put any blocks into the carousel. That's exactly what I wanted/needed. The design is simple, intuitive, and unobtrusive.



I also really like the fact that in the Block Editor itself, the carousel is just a simple horizontal scrolling block. Very clever way to handle making the content editable and still feel fairly WYSIWYG, vs. trying to actually replicate the carousel functionality somehow on the back end.



The only problem I ran into was that the previous/next arrows and dot nav were rendering weirdly, but that was my own fault — some of my custom CSS was interfering. Once I adjusted that, everything is perfect.



If you're a long-time WordPress theme developer like I am, and you're resistant to Gutenberg, haven't learned React, and also are reluctant to start embracing more plugins… don't be afraid of this one! I just wish I had found this plugin sooner.


Excellent plugin for putting ANY blocks into a carousel


It is missing several basic Slick settings, though, like fade, centerMode, adaptiveHeight, variableWidth…


Nice and minimal

Thank you for a great little plugin.  It handles slides really well and the block settings are intuitive and allows for a lot of style variations and layouts.

I have a few ideas on how to further improve it.  Is is on GitHub?  I'd like to do a PR to contribute some code.

Some ideas for improvement:

- allow the slides to pause on mouse hover over the arrows or pagination dots.
- enable custom navigation by allowing a custom element with the right css to listen for click events.

Lovely little plugin

A responsive modern carousel slider for the Gutenberg block editor that lets you add any blocks to your slides. Easily create sliders for hero section …

Jan Zeman

<p>Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman) allows you to easily display publicly shared Google Photos albums in your WordPress posts and pages using a simple shortcode. The plugin uses the modern Swiper library to provide a beautiful, touch-enabled gallery experience.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google LLC. Google Photos™ is a trademark of Google LLC.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Google Photos Gallery And Slider</strong> – Display public Google Photos albums as responsive galleries or sliders</li>
<li><strong>Photo And Video Support</strong> – Supports both images and videos from shared Google Photos albums</li>
<li><strong>Fullscreen Viewer</strong> – Mobile-friendly fullscreen viewing with touch gestures, keyboard controls, and slideshow support</li>
<li><strong>Photo Info Overlays</strong> – Dynamic placeholders for counters, filenames, dimensions, dates, and EXIF data</li>
<li><strong>Download And Link Buttons</strong> – Optional inline and fullscreen action buttons</li>
<li><strong>Performance Features</strong> – Lazy loading, progressive loading, caching, and large album support</li>
<li><strong>Shortcode Playground</strong> – Admin-only sandbox on the Settings page for experimenting with <code>[jzsa-album]</code> shortcodes and previews</li>
<li><strong>Mosaic Strip</strong> – Optional mosaic thumbnail strip alongside the main viewer</li>
</ul>
<p>Many more customization parameters and samples are available on the plugin’s Settings & Onboarding page.</p>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<p>The plugin fetches your public Google Photos album and creates a responsive gallery. Simply paste the share link from Google Photos into the shortcode.</p>
<h4>Security & Error Handling</h4>
<ul>
<li>SSRF protection – validates Google Photos URLs</li>
<li>Proper output escaping for XSS prevention</li>
<li>WordPress coding standards compliant</li>
<li>Swiper library bundled locally</li>
<li>User-friendly error messages for invalid album links</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Basic Usage</h4>
<pre><code>[jzsa-album link="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOg3EA51ATc_YWHyfcffDCzNZFsVTU_uBqSEKFix7LY80DIgH3lMkLwt4QDTHd8EQ?key=RGwySFNhbmhqMFBDbnZNUUtwY0stNy1XV1JRbE9R"]
</code></pre>
<h4>Common Example</h4>
<pre><code>[jzsa-album link="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOg3EA51ATc_YWHyfcffDCzNZFsVTU_uBqSEKFix7LY80DIgH3lMkLwt4QDTHd8EQ?key=RGwySFNhbmhqMFBDbnZNUUtwY0stNy1XV1JRbE9R" mode="slider" corner-radius="16" show-link-button="true" show-download-button="true"]
</code></pre>
<h4>Shortcode Parameters</h4>
<p>The only required parameter is <strong>link</strong> – the Google Photos share URL.</p>
<p>All other parameters are optional.</p>
<p>This readme intentionally keeps shortcode examples short to avoid drift.</p>
<p>For the complete and current parameter reference, defaults, inheritance rules, a very very large number of customization parameters, many samples, and the shortcode playground, use the plugin’s <strong>Settings & Onboarding</strong> page in WordPress admin:</p>
<pre><code>Settings -> Shared Albums for Google Photos
</code></pre>
<h4>Getting Your Album Share Link</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open Google Photos and select an album</li>
<li>Click the share button (or three-dot menu > Share)</li>
<li>Click “Create link” or “Get link”</li>
<li>
<p>Copy the album share link and paste it into the shortcode:</p>
<p>[jzsa-album link=”https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNxLo…”]</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Important:</strong> The album must be public (shared via link) for the plugin to access it.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Uses <a href="https://swiperjs.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Swiper</a> – MIT License</li>
<li>Uses <a href="https://plyr.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plyr</a> – MIT License</li>
<li>Developed by Jan Zeman</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect or store any user data.</p>
<h4>Use of external Google services</h4>
<ul>
<li>The plugin fetches public Google Photos album pages from <code>https://photos.google.com</code> and image files from <code>*.googleusercontent.com</code> in order to render the galleries.</li>
<li>Only publicly shared album links are supported; the plugin has no access to private albums or any content that is not already available via a public share link.</li>
<li>The plugin does not collect, store, or transmit user credentials or personal data. It only caches album HTML and image URLs in WordPress transients for performance, and this cache is stored locally in your WordPress database.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Bug reports:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/JanZeman/shared-albums-for-google-photos/issues/new" rel="nofollow ugc">Open an issue on GitHub</a></li>
<li><strong>Feature requests:</strong> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/janzeman-shared-albums-for-google-photos/" rel="ugc">Post on the support forum</a></li>
<li><strong>Leave a rating:</strong> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/janzeman-shared-albums-for-google-photos/reviews/#new-post" rel="ugc">Review on WordPress.org</a></li>
<li><strong>Buy Me a Coffee:</strong> <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/janzeman" rel="nofollow ugc">buymeacoffee.com/janzeman</a></li>
</ul>


Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)


I was excited to see your plugin in the new section here and downloaded it. to check it out.



It was an easy install with good instructions with easy-to-understand shortcodes.  It took a while to get the yellow and red banners away, but I learned more about the shortcode with each try.  If I may offer an opinion on some of the features, I liked the image quality and speed.  I ran through most of the shortcodes; I was hoping gallery mode meant a grid of images with pagination.  In carousel mode, I feel it would be best, if clicking on one of the 3 panel images, it took you to that particular image's full, non-cropped image.



I am not sure if any of these suggestions could be accomplished by shortcode, but I thought I would give you some feedback.  Appreciate your work!






Nice, but ...

Display publicly shared Google Photos albums with a modern, responsive Swiper-based gallery viewer.

Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg vs Shared Albums for Google Photos (by JanZeman)