Responsive WordPress Carousel

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Question:

I am considering purchasing the carousel plugin, and I had a question about functionality. This plugin will only work for me if it can be responsive at multiple breakpoints, and I don't see a setting for that.

What I mean is -- I have it set so that the number of visible items is 4. On wide screens it shows all four items, and there's a breakpoint so that narrow screens only show one item. But there is no in-between -- it goes from one to four, which means that at the medium screen widths, the four items are very squished. I would like to add additional breakpoints so it can go from 1 item, to 2 items, to 3 items, to 4.

Please let me know if this is possible.

Answer:

Please goto https://www.wonderplugin.com/wordpress-carousel/ and download the new version 2.1.

In the new version, step 3, there is a new button "Responsive Options", you can choose the responsive mode "Change the number of visible items according to the container size, keep item size unchanged".

You can also change the number of visible items by using the screen size query.

For example, you can change the default visible items to 4, then use screen query to change it to 3, 2, 1 according to the screen size:

{
  "large": {
    "screenwidth": 960,
    "visibleitems": 3
  },
  "medium": {
    "screenwidth": 800,
    "visibleitems": 2
  },
  "mobile": {
    "screenwidth": 600,
    "visibleitems": 1
  }
}

Please note. The above screen query is a json string, the property name must be wrapped with double quotes.

Responsive WordPress Carousel

How to Manually Upgrade the Plugin Without Losing Existing Work

This tutorial will guide you through the process of manually upgrading the plugin to a newer version. You can use these instructions to upgrade from the Free version to the Pro version or to update either version to the latest release.

In your WordPress backend, navigate to the left menu: Plugins -> Add New Plugin. Click the Upload Plugin button, select the downloaded plugin .zip file, and then click the Install Now button.

upload-plugin

On the next page, click the Replace current with uploaded button and wait for WordPress to complete the installation. The plugin will be upgraded to the Pro version once the installation is finished.

replace-with-pro-version

Clear WordPress Caches

If you have installed a WordPress JS/CSS minify plugin or a WordPress cache plugin (e.g., Autoptimize, W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, WP Fastest Cache, WP Super Cache), make sure to empty all caches created by these plugins.

Additionally, some web hosts (e.g., GoDaddy, WPEngine, SiteGround, DreamHost) also cache web files. You need to clear the web hosting caches before testing. Contact your web hosting provider for guidance on clearing these caches.

Finally, clear your web browser's cache before testing.

WordPress Carousel on RTL webpage

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Question:

I installed the carousel plugin, and everything is fine, apart from the fact the the click on the errows (right and left) doesnt move the carousel...

Answer:

It's because the direction of your webpage is rtl. To fix the problem, you can try to add the following CSS code to your WordPress theme CSS file:

.wonderplugincarousel {
   direction: ltr;
}

Add link to WordPress carousel image

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Question:

I was considering buying the WordPress carousel plugin. I downloaded the free version, and it won’t allow me to set a URL for the images to redirect to when clicked. The option is greyed out. Is this feature specific to the commercial version, or am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

Answer:

Please uncheck the option "Open current image in Lightbox", then the link and target fields will be enabled.

Wordpress carousel image link

Change font, size and color of carousel thumbnail labels

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Question:

We are considering buying your WordPress Carousel plugin but before we do, I need to know that you can change the thumbnail labels globally to a different font/size/colour and also how you go about writing the custom CSS, i.e. list of ids and classnames.

Answer:

We don't have a list of ids and classnames. You can use Firebug https://getfirebug.com/ or Google Chrome Developer Tools to find out the id or the classname you are interested.

To change font, size and color of the thumbnail labels, you can goto Step 3, Options tab, click Skin CSS button, then change the CSS.

Add link to carousel image

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Question:

I have created the carousel using your wordpress carousel plugin, but the option to link the image to a URL is not accessible – it remain grey – please can you help me here.

Answer:

You need to uncheck the option "Open current image in LightBox", then you can enter the weblink and the link target.

wordpresscarousellink

Control timing of WordPress carousel

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Question:

Is there a way to control the timing of the carousel? The images changes a little too fast so I just want to know if I can make a timing change of the carousel.

Answer:

Yes.

In the plugin, carousel editor, step 3 Options tab, click Advanced Options, then in the Advanced Options field, enter:

data-interval="1000" data-transitionduration="500"

The data-interval specifies the time interval (in milliseconds) between each animation, the data-transitionduration defines the speed of each animation (the transition duration in milliseconds).