Groundworx

<p><strong>Groundworx Carousel</strong> is a flexible Gutenberg block that transforms any WordPress content into beautiful, responsive carousels. Built on the lightweight Splide.js library, it offers advanced responsive controls, multiple design templates, and extensive customization options—all within WordPress’s native block editor.</p>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Image galleries and photo carousels</li>
<li>Testimonial and review sliders</li>
<li>Product showcases and e-commerce displays</li>
<li>Hero sections and featured content</li>
<li>Client logo carousels</li>
<li>Team member presentations</li>
<li>Portfolio galleries</li>
<li>Content marketing sliders</li>
<li>Blog post carousels</li>
<li>Before/after comparisons</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<p><strong>🎨 Nine Professional Templates</strong><br />
Choose from carefully designed templates to match your content style:<br />
* Default & Default Alt – Classic carousel layouts with external navigation<br />
* Simple, Simple Left, Simple Right – Clean minimalist designs with flexible content positioning<br />
* Overlay & Overlay Alt – Modern content overlaid on images with gradient backgrounds<br />
* Partial Overlay & Partial Overlay Alt – Balanced layouts with partial content overlays</p>
<p><strong>📱 Advanced Responsive Controls</strong><br />
* Configure carousel behavior per breakpoint (mobile, phone, large-phone, tablet, large-tablet, laptop, desktop, large-desktop)<br />
* Responsive grid fallback – destroy carousel at specific breakpoints to display slides as a grid<br />
* Mobile-first breakpoint system with inheritance<br />
* Full touch and swipe gesture support for mobile devices<br />
* 8 total breakpoint levels for precise responsive control</p>
<p><strong>🎯 Carousel Types & Transitions</strong><br />
* Slide mode – Classic horizontal sliding carousel<br />
* Loop mode – Infinite continuous scrolling with clones<br />
* Fade transitions – Smooth crossfade effects between slides<br />
* Customizable animation speed and easing<br />
* Rewind option for non-loop carousels</p>
<p><strong>⚙️ Flexible Display Options</strong><br />
* Multiple slides per page with responsive settings<br />
* Variable slide width (auto) or fixed width options<br />
* Center mode with focus control<br />
* Customizable gap spacing between slides<br />
* Autoplay with interval and pause-on-hover<br />
* Auto-height adjustment option</p>
<p><strong>🎚️ Navigation & UI Controls</strong><br />
* <strong>11 Arrow Styles</strong>: arrow, chevron, chevronRounded, halfArrow, play, playRounded, sharpChevron, thinChevron, thinChevronRounded, triangle, triangleRounded<br />
* <strong>9 Pagination Styles</strong>: circle, circleOutline, square, squareOutline, diamond, diamondOutline, rectangle, rectangleOutline, number<br />
* Progress bar indicator<br />
* Slide counter display (e.g., “3 / 10”)<br />
* Hide/show controls per breakpoint<br />
* Color customization for all UI elements</p>
<p><strong>🎨 Advanced Color Controls</strong><br />
Customize every UI element with independent color pickers:<br />
* <strong>Arrows</strong>: text, background, border colors<br />
* <strong>Active Pagination</strong>: text, background, border colors<br />
* <strong>Inactive Pagination</strong>: text, background, border colors<br />
* <strong>Progress Bar</strong>: foreground and background colors<br />
* <strong>Counter</strong>: text color</p>
<p><strong>♿ Accessibility First</strong><br />
* ARIA labels and semantic HTML structure<br />
* Keyboard navigation support (arrow keys, Enter, Space)<br />
* Screen reader friendly with live regions<br />
* WCAG compliant markup<br />
* Focus management and visible focus states</p>
<p><strong>🔧 Developer Features</strong><br />
* Block variations support via <code>wp.blocks.registerBlockVariation()</code><br />
* Custom Splide.js options via attributes<br />
* Extensible template system with WordPress hooks<br />
* Breakpoint configuration via JSON file<br />
* React hooks for responsive state management<br />
* CSS custom properties for styling integration<br />
* Well-documented, modular code structure</p>
<h4>Works With Any Block</h4>
<p>The Carousel block is a container that accepts <strong>any WordPress block</strong> as slides:<br />
* Core Image block<br />
* Core Paragraph block<br />
* Core Heading block<br />
* Core Group block<br />
* Core Cover block<br />
* Core Buttons block<br />
* Custom blocks from other plugins<br />
* Your own custom blocks</p>
<p>Each slide is fully customizable using WordPress’s native block editing tools.</p>
<h4>Built on Splide.js</h4>
<p>Powered by Splide.js 4.x – a lightweight (28KB gzipped), accessible, and performant carousel library. No jQuery required. Optimized for modern browsers with progressive enhancement.</p>
<h4>Part of Groundworx Core</h4>
<p>This carousel block is part of the Groundworx Block Suite—a modular collection of high-performance, design-focused blocks built for modern WordPress development. Uses Groundworx Foundation components for consistent, professional UI controls.</p>
<h3>Developer Notes</h3>
<h4>Registering Custom Block Variations</h4>
<p>You can register custom carousel variations using <code>wp.blocks.registerBlockVariation()</code> and pass Splide configuration options via the <code>splideOptions</code> attribute.</p>
<p><strong>Example: Carousel with Grid Fallback at Tablet</strong></p>
<pre><code>wp.blocks.registerBlockVariation('groundworx/carousel', {
  name: 'carousel-to-tablet',
  title: 'Carousel / Grid Tablet',
  attributes: {
    template: 'default',
    splideOptions: {
      type: 'loop',
      perPage: 1,
      arrows: true,
      pagination: true
    },
    breakpoints: {
      tablet: {
        layout: {
          type: 'grid',
          columnCount: 3
        }
      }
    }
  },
  scope: ['block', 'inserter', 'transform']
});
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Example: Auto-Width Carousel</strong></p>
<pre><code>wp.blocks.registerBlockVariation('groundworx/carousel', {
  name: 'auto-width-carousel',
  title: 'Auto Width Carousel',
  attributes: {
    splideOptions: {
      type: 'loop',
      fixedWidth: '300px',
      focus: 'center',
      gap: '1rem'
    }
  }
});
</code></pre>
<h4>Adding Custom Templates</h4>
<p>Use the <code>groundworx.carousel.templates</code> filter to add custom templates:</p>
<pre><code>wp.hooks.addFilter(
  'groundworx.carousel.templates',
  'my-theme/add-custom-template',
  (templates) => [
    ...templates,
    {
      label: 'My Custom Template',
      value: 'my-custom'
    }
  ]
);
</code></pre>
<p>Then add your template styles in your theme:</p>
<pre><code>.template-my-custom .splide__slide {
  /* Your custom styles */
}
</code></pre>
<h4>Supported Breakpoints</h4>
<p>The carousel supports 7 configurable responsive breakpoints plus a mobile/default base, following a mobile-first approach:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Mobile/Default</strong>: 0-374px (base configuration)</li>
<li><strong>phone</strong>: 375px and up</li>
<li><strong>large-phone</strong>: 480px and up</li>
<li><strong>tablet</strong>: 680px and up</li>
<li><strong>large-tablet</strong>: 960px and up</li>
<li><strong>laptop</strong>: 1080px and up</li>
<li><strong>desktop</strong>: 1280px and up</li>
<li><strong>large-desktop</strong>: 1440px and up</li>
</ul>
<p>Settings cascade from mobile to larger screens. Override at any breakpoint to change behavior.</p>
<p><strong>Grid Fallback Breakpoints:</strong><br />
For grid fallback functionality, you can use any of the 7 breakpoints: <code>phone</code>, <code>large-phone</code>, <code>tablet</code>, <code>large-tablet</code>, <code>laptop</code>, <code>desktop</code>, or <code>large-desktop</code>.</p>
<h4>Splide.js Options</h4>
<p>All Splide.js options are supported via the <code>splideOptions</code> attribute. Common options:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>type</code>: ‘slide’, ‘loop’, or ‘fade’</li>
<li><code>perPage</code>: Number of slides per page</li>
<li><code>fixedWidth</code>: Fixed width for each slide (e.g., ‘300px’)</li>
<li><code>gap</code>: Space between slides</li>
<li><code>autoplay</code>: Enable/disable autoplay</li>
<li><code>interval</code>: Autoplay interval in milliseconds</li>
<li><code>speed</code>: Transition speed in milliseconds</li>
<li><code>rewind</code>: Enable rewind for non-loop carousels</li>
<li><code>arrows</code>: Show/hide arrows</li>
<li><code>pagination</code>: Show/hide pagination</li>
<li><code>focus</code>: ‘center’ for center mode</li>
<li><code>autoHeight</code>: Adjust height to current slide</li>
</ul>
<p>Full documentation: https://splidejs.com/guides/options/</p>
<h4>CSS Custom Properties</h4>
<pre><code>/* Arrow Colors */
--gwx--color--arrows
--gwx--background-color--arrows
--gwx--border-color--arrows

/* Active Pagination Colors */
--gwx--color--pagination
--gwx--background-color--pagination
--gwx--border-color--pagination

/* Inactive Pagination Colors */
--gwx--color--inactive-pagination
--gwx--background-color--inactive-pagination
--gwx--border-color--inactive-pagination

/* Progress Bar Colors */
--gwx--color--progress
--gwx--background-color--progress

/* Counter Color */
--gwx--color--counter
</code></pre>
<h4>Template Classes</h4>
<p>Each template adds a class to the carousel wrapper:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>.template-default</code></li>
<li><code>.template-default-alt</code></li>
<li><code>.template-simple</code></li>
<li><code>.template-simple-left</code></li>
<li><code>.template-simple-right</code></li>
<li><code>.template-overlay</code></li>
<li><code>.template-overlay-alt</code></li>
<li><code>.template-partial-overlay</code></li>
<li><code>.template-partial-overlay-alt</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Use these for template-specific styling.</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any user data. It operates entirely within your WordPress installation and does not make external API calls except for loading assets from your own server.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Built with <a href="https://splidejs.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Splide.js</a> by Naotoshi Fujita – A lightweight, accessible slider library</li>
<li>Developed by Groundworx Agency LLC</li>
<li>Created and maintained by Johanne Courtright</li>
<li>Part of the Groundworx Core framework</li>
<li>Website: https://groundworx.dev</li>
<li>Support: https://ko-fi.com/groundworx</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/groundworx-dev/groundworx-carousel#readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Full Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/groundworx-dev/groundworx-carousel#developer-notes" rel="nofollow ugc">Developer Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/groundworx-dev/groundworx-carousel#block-variations" rel="nofollow ugc">Block Variations Examples</a></li>
<li><a href="https://splidejs.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Splide.js Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://groundworx.dev" rel="nofollow ugc">Groundworx Core Framework</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/groundworx-dev/groundworx-carousel" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/groundworx-dev/groundworx-carousel/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Report Issues</a></li>
</ul>


Groundworx Carousel

A powerful and responsive carousel block built with Splide.js and fully integrated into the WordPress block editor. Create stunning carousels with any …

Avant 5

<p>This plugin brings the power and flexibility of the aSlyder slideshow engine to the WordPress admin panel, making it a great tool for theme architects to include a highly-customized slideshow in their themes, while still making it easily configurable for the site administrators.  A single function brings a robust slideshow application to any theme page.</p>
<p>This plugin is not a quick fix plug-n-play slideshow.  It brings the aSlyder engine easily into WordPress, and offers admin panel configuration, however this plugin was designed for the savvy developer in mind. A skin for the slideshow must be designed and CSS must be applied for the engine to work.  While set up and configuration is so easy its bordering on ridiculous, it still requires some know-how to put into operation.  This was intended to be a tool for the professional developer, rather than a solution for the casual WordPress webmaster.</p>
<p>Fully skinnable with virtually unlimited styling potential. Never style your site around the plugin again!  Navigation buttons for previous/next, individual slides and thumbnails can be placed anywhere on the page, giving maximum flexibility and freedom over layout design.</p>
<p>The plugin uses the same aSlyder engine as a non-plugin version, so all of the power and flexibility is still available for theming with no restrictions!</p>
<p>For live demos of the slideshow engine and usage information (not the plugin) please see http://avant5.com/aslyder/</p>
<h4>Main Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Uses the aSlyder slideshow engine</li>
<li>Easy installation into any theme</li>
<li>Populate slides by adding any post to the aslyder category</li>
<li>Fully compatible with Responsive design</li>
<li>Exceptional accessibility and graceful degrading for validation sticklers – zero code added to pages</li>
<li>Works with all versions of jQuery from 1.4 throught 2.0. Never worry about upgrades breaking the app.</li>
<li>Easily configure slide speed and duration.</li>
<li>Choose from 3 transition types, with directional configurations for a unique look.</li>
<li>For WordPress 3.0+</li>
</ul>
<h4>Planned Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Additional slide sources</li>
<li>More theming functions for increased control over individual elements</li>
<li>Support for multiple categories for different slideshows on the same site</li>
</ul>
<h4>Stay connected</h4>
<p>Follow us on Twitter @avant5 for release and update information on this and all of our products and services.</p>
<h3>release information</h3>
<p>1.0.1<br />
* removed dead links from help guide</p>


aSlyder Plugin for WordPress

UI interface for using the aSlyder slideshow engine in the Wordpress environment

Groundworx Carousel vs aSlyder Plugin for WordPress