SlideVerse – Slider, Carousel & Image Slider Blocks for Gutenberg

Description

SlideVerse is a responsive WordPress slider plugin for the Gutenberg block editor, built on the trusted Swiper.js engine. Create touch-enabled, mobile-friendly sliders and carousels — image sliders, post carousels, logo sliders, testimonial sliders, video sliders, and before/after image comparisons — directly inside the block editor, without writing a single line of code.

From a simple image carousel to a dynamic blog post slider, SlideVerse gives you native Gutenberg blocks and a full set of responsive design controls to build exactly what you need.

Visit the SlideVerse website for documentation and demos.

Slider & Carousel Blocks Included

SlideVerse adds six purpose-built slider blocks (plus a helper block) to the editor:

Infinite Slider (Marquee)

A continuous, seamless scrolling carousel for logos, partners, text, or any content. Add any Gutenberg blocks inside each slide using the companion Infinite Slider Item block — making this the most flexible « slide anything » block. Supports grab/swipe dragging with smooth inertia, an optional image lightbox, vertical or horizontal direction, and adjustable speed and spacing.

Post Slider & Blog Carousel

Automatically display your latest posts, pages, or custom post types in a responsive carousel. Filter by category, choose the order and count, trim excerpts, show featured images, and link to full articles — all configured without code. Optional click-to-enlarge image lightbox.

Logo Carousel & Partner Showcase

Showcase client logos, partner brands, sponsors, or affiliates in a smooth, auto-scrolling carousel. Upload logos, control slides per view and spacing, enable grab/swipe, and turn on an optional image lightbox.

Testimonial Slider & Review Carousel

Build trust with social proof. Display customer testimonials and reviews with star ratings, author names, roles, and avatars in an elegant, responsive carousel.

Video Slider & Video Carousel

Present videos in a responsive carousel with thumbnail previews. Supports YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted videos, with inline or lightbox playback.

Before & After Image Comparison

Compare two images with an interactive, draggable divider — ideal for showcasing transformations, edits, renovations, and product effects. Supports horizontal and vertical orientations.

Why Choose SlideVerse?

• Gutenberg-native – No shortcodes and no page builders. Everything works inside the block editor.
• Responsive by default – Every slider adapts to desktop, tablet, and mobile, with per-device controls.
• Touch, swipe & grab – Native gesture support on mobile and desktop, powered by Swiper.js.
• Click-to-enlarge lightbox – Open images in a full-screen gallery with previous/next and keyboard navigation.
• Full style controls – Background colors, padding, borders, typography, and spacing — responsive, with hover states.
• Multiple transition effects – Slide, fade, coverflow, flip, creative, and cards.
• Navigation & pagination – Arrows, dots, fraction, and progress bar, with full position control.
• Autoplay – Configurable timing, loop, reverse direction, and pause options.
• Efficient asset loading – Each slider block registers its own styles and scripts, so a block’s assets load only where the block is used.
• Translation-ready – Built with internationalization in mind (text domain: slideverse).

Popular Use Cases

• Image sliders and photo galleries
• Product and portfolio carousels
• Client testimonial and review showcases
• Blog post, article, and news carousels
• Brand, client, and partner logo scrollers
• Video galleries with lightbox playback
• Team member and service sliders
• Banner and hero sliders

External services

This plugin relies on the following third-party services. Please review their terms and privacy policies.

Swiper.js (unpkg CDN)
SlideVerse uses the open-source Swiper.js library to power slider functionality on the front end. The library files (swiper-bundle.min.js and swiper-bundle.min.css) are loaded from the unpkg content delivery network on pages where a slider is displayed. When a slider page loads, the visitor’s browser requests these files from unpkg, which means the visitor’s IP address and browser information are exposed to that service as part of the standard HTTP request. No other data is sent.

• Swiper.js: https://swiperjs.com/
• unpkg: https://unpkg.com/ — Terms: https://github.com/mjackson/unpkg#readme

YouTube and Vimeo (Video Slider only)
If you add a YouTube or Vimeo video to the Video Slider block, the video player is embedded from the respective service on the front end. These services may set cookies and collect data according to their own policies when the embedded player loads or is played. This only applies when you choose to embed YouTube or Vimeo videos.

• YouTube Terms: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms — Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Vimeo Terms: https://vimeo.com/terms — Privacy: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Credits

SlideVerse is built on the open-source Swiper.js library. The Before & After block uses react-compare-slider.