Title: Manny Wenas Featured Slider
Author: mannywenas
Published: <strong>September 27, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 27, 2026

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# Manny Wenas Featured Slider

 By [mannywenas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mannywenas/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/manny-wenas-featured-slider.3.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/manny-wenas-featured-slider/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/manny-wenas-featured-slider/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/manny-wenas-featured-slider/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/manny-wenas-featured-slider/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/manny-wenas-featured-slider/)

## Description

Manny Wenas Featured Slider displays your featured posts in a full-width hero slider
with a thumbnail strip for navigation. No dependencies, no jQuery, no bloat.

**Features:**

 * Full-width hero image with text overlay (title, excerpt, byline)
 * Thumbnail strip navigation — position top, bottom, left, or right
 * Auto-advance with configurable interval
 * Category filtering — show posts from specific categories or latest sitewide
 * Adjustable image ratio (16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, or custom dimensions)
 * Configurable slider width (20–100%)
 * Header bar with custom label text
 * Text overlay toggle (show/hide title, excerpt, byline)
 * Shortcode: `[mwfeat]`
 * Gutenberg block with per-block sidebar controls
 * Classic widget support
 * Zero external dependencies — vanilla JS only

**Shortcode examples:**

    ```
    [mwfeat]
    [mwfeat posts="8" auto="0"]
    [mwfeat strip_position="left" show_text="0"]
    [mwfeat header_label="Top Stories" show_header="1"]
    [mwfeat category="tennis-news,draws-and-results"]
    [mwfeat img_ratio="4:3" slider_width="80"]
    ```

Configure global defaults under **Settings  Manny Wenas Slider**.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   Mannywenas Featured Slider

## Installation

 1. Upload the `manny-wenas-featured-slider` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress
 3. Go to **Settings  Manny Wenas Slider** to configure your defaults
 4. Add the shortcode `[mwfeat]` to any post or page, or use the Gutenberg block, or
    add the widget to a widget area

## FAQ

### Does this work with any theme?

Yes. The slider is a standalone plugin and works with any WordPress theme.

### How do I show only posts from specific categories?

Go to **Settings  Manny Wenas Slider** and tick the categories you want to include.
You can also pass a category directly in the shortcode: `[mwfeat category="your-
category-slug"]`.

### Can I use multiple sliders on one page?

Yes. Each shortcode or block instance renders independently with its own settings.

### Does it work with the block editor (Gutenberg)?

Yes. There is a dedicated Gutenberg block under the Widgets category. Strip position,
text overlay, and header settings are editable per-block from the sidebar Inspector
panel.

### Where do I set the number of slides and auto-advance speed?

Under **Settings  Manny Wenas Slider**. You can also override these per shortcode:`[
mwfeat posts="6" auto="5"]`.

### What image size does it use?

The main slider uses the `large` image size. The thumbnail strip uses the `thumbnail`
size. Both are standard WordPress image sizes.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Manny Wenas Featured Slider” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ mannywenas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mannywenas/)

[Translate “Manny Wenas Featured Slider” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/manny-wenas-featured-slider)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/manny-wenas-featured-slider/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/manny-wenas-featured-slider/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/manny-wenas-featured-slider/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/manny-wenas-featured-slider/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 3.1.0

 * Added Gutenberg block with per-block Inspector controls for strip position, text
   overlay, and header label
 * Added header bar with configurable label text and show/hide toggle
 * Improved sanitization and escaping throughout

#### 3.0.0

 * Added thumbnail strip navigation (top, bottom, left, right positions)
 * Added category filtering with multi-category support
 * Added configurable image ratios and custom dimensions
 * Added slider width control
 * Added auto-advance interval setting
 * Added classic widget support

## Meta

 *  Version **3.1.0**
 *  Last updated **2 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [editorial](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editorial/)[featured posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured-posts/)
   [magazine](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/magazine/)[posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)
   [slider](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/slider/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/manny-wenas-featured-slider/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ mannywenas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mannywenas/)

## Support

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