Description
Slider Factory is the most powerful, user-friendly, and fully responsive image slider, video slider, and carousel slider plugin for WordPress. Whether you are looking to create a touch-friendly image carousel for your homepage, an interactive photo gallery slider, a product slider, or a simple slideshow, Slider Factory makes it incredibly easy.
With our intuitive drag-and-drop slider builder, you can create stunning responsive sliders in minutes without writing a single line of code. Simply upload your images or videos, select one of our 12 beautiful slider layouts, and publish your new slideshow.
Introducing Slider Factory
Slider Factory is the ultimate all-in-one slider plugin for WordPress. Creating an engaging slider, slideshow, or carousel has never been simpler! You can quickly add images, configure slider settings, and instantly see the results using our live preview mode.
We ensure that every image slider and video slider you build is highly optimized for speed, performance, and SEO. Slider Factory is compatible with all major WordPress page builders, meaning you can easily insert your image slider into Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder, and more.
Responsive Image Sliders
An image slider is a fantastic way to instantly grab your visitors’ attention. Slider Factory provides a beautiful foundation to build your image slider, photo carousel, or gallery slideshow.
Simply select your favorite images from the WordPress Media Library, drag and drop them into the slide editor, and your responsive image slider is ready! Our image slider is completely touch-swipe friendly, making it perfect for mobile and tablet devices. Whether you need a full-width image slider, a hero image slider, or a simple gallery carousel slider, Slider Factory has you covered.
Video Sliders (Pro)
Want to take your slideshow to the next level? With Slider Factory Pro, you can create captivating video sliders! A video slider allows you to display engaging YouTube videos and Vimeo videos directly inside your slider.
Creating a video slider is just as easy as creating an image slider. You can mix and match video slides with image slides to create a truly dynamic and interactive carousel slider. Your video slider will automatically pause when users navigate to the next slide, ensuring a smooth slideshow experience.
Drag and Drop Slider Builder
Creating a beautiful slideshow doesn’t require any technical skills. Slider Factory includes a powerful drag-and-drop slide builder that makes creating an image slider effortless.
- Instant Preview: See your slider exactly as it will appear on your website before publishing.
- Multi-Select & Bulk Delete: Manage your image slider slides quickly with multi-select tools.
- Clone Slider: Need to duplicate a slideshow? Clone any image slider or carousel slider with a single click.
- Easy Reordering: Drag and drop your image slides to change their order in the slideshow instantly.
Fully Responsive and Mobile-Ready Slider
Every image slider, video slider, and carousel slider created with Slider Factory is 100% responsive. Your slideshow will automatically adapt to fit any screen size — from large desktop monitors to smartphones and tablets.
Our image sliders feature smooth touch-swipe navigation, allowing mobile users to swipe through the carousel effortlessly. We ensure that your slideshow always looks perfect and provides a premium user experience on all devices.
Compatible with All Page Builders (Elementor Slider)
Slider Factory is built to work seamlessly with your favorite page builders. You can easily embed your image slider or carousel slider anywhere on your site using our simple shortcode system.
- Elementor Slider: Use the shortcode widget to add your image slider directly into any Elementor page.
- Gutenberg Block Editor: Easily insert your slideshow into Gutenberg using the native shortcode block.
- Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder: Slider Factory’s image sliders are fully compatible with all major visual builders.
12 Free Slider Layouts
Why settle for a basic image slider when you can have 12 unique, responsive slider layouts? Slider Factory Free includes a wide variety of slider designs:
- Carousel Slideshow – A touch-enabled responsive image carousel slider with navigation arrows, dots, and thumbnail previews. Perfect for a classic image slider.
- PhotoRoller Slider – An interactive mouse-over rolling slideshow for highly creative photo gallery sliders.
- Accordion Slider – An expanding accordion slider layout showcasing image cards and text titles.
- Camera Master – A beautiful classic slideshow with a visual progress loading bar and smooth transition effects.
- Cover Flow 3D – A stunning Flipster 3D coverflow carousel transition slider for portfolios and image galleries.
- Carousel Wipe – Full-screen sliding banner transitions with sleek direction controls. A great choice for a hero image slider.
- Rotating Slider – A unique wheel rotating layout with curved angles and dynamic slide rotation.
- Infinite Scroll Carousel – A looping slide strip scrolling continuously. Perfect for logo showcases, client logo carousels, and brand sliders.
- Photo View Slider – A Polaroid-styled photo grid slider with beautiful thumbnail navigation.
- Snap Page Slider – Full-screen section slider grids with vertical scroll snapping for a modern slideshow experience.
- Product Slider – An e-commerce product cards carousel slider designed specifically for WooCommerce showcases.
- Before-After Image Comparison – An interactive side-by-side image comparison slider with a draggable handle.
Free Plugin Demo: View Image Slider Demo
Slider Factory Pro Features
Take your image slider and carousel slider to the absolute maximum with Slider Factory Pro!
- 21 Total Slider Layouts – Nine additional premium layouts for your image slider and carousel slider needs.
- Video Sliders – Add YouTube and Vimeo videos to your slideshows to create an engaging video slider.
- Advanced Transition Effects – Fade, slide, and stunning CSS3 animation effects for your slideshow.
- Speed Control – Complete control over your image slider transition speed and autoplay intervals.
- Pause on Hover – Automatically pause the carousel slider when visitors hover over it.
- Fullscreen Slider Mode – Allow users to view your image slider in breathtaking fullscreen.
- Thumbnail Navigation – Display beautiful, clickable thumbnails below your main image slider.
- Dots & Arrow Navigation – Customize the navigation controls for your carousel slider.
- Loading Bar – Add a visual progress indicator to your slideshow.
- Image Links & Buttons – Add clickable links and call-to-action buttons directly to each image slide.
- Adaptive Height – Your slider will automatically adjust its height based on the image dimensions.
- Custom CSS – Add your own styling to customize your image slider completely.
- WPML & Translation Ready – Fully compatible with WPML for multilingual sliders.
Pro Version Details: Learn More About Pro
Pro Version Demo: View Pro Slider Demo
Purchase Pro: Buy Slider Factory Pro
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Installation
Installing your new image slider plugin is incredibly easy!
- Upload the plugin files to your
/wp-content/plugins/folder, or install directly using the WordPress “Add New Plugin” installer. - Activate the Slider Factory plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Navigate to the “Slider Factory” tab in your admin dashboard menu.
- Click “+ New Slider” to start building your first image slider, video slider, or carousel slider!
For detailed instructions on how to create an image slider, see the Plugin Documentation.
FAQ
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How do I create my first image slider?
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Go to Slider Factory > Add New Slider. Upload your photos to the slide builder, choose your favorite image slider layout, configure your settings, and save! You can then copy the shortcode and paste your new image slider anywhere on your site.
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Can I create a carousel slider with this plugin?
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Yes! Slider Factory is specifically designed to build both standard image sliders and multi-item carousel sliders. We offer several carousel slider layouts, including Infinite Scroll and Product carousels.
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Is this a responsive slider?
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Absolutely! Every image slider, carousel slider, and video slider created with Slider Factory is 100% responsive. Your slideshow will automatically resize and adapt perfectly to desktops, tablets, and mobile phones.
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Can I use this as an Elementor slider?
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Yes! Slider Factory works perfectly with Elementor. Simply create your image slider or carousel slider in the Slider Factory dashboard, copy the shortcode, and paste it into an Elementor Shortcode Widget.
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Does it work with the Gutenberg Block Editor?
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Yes, Slider Factory is fully compatible with Gutenberg. You can easily embed your image slider or slideshow using the native Gutenberg Shortcode Block.
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Can I add videos to create a video slider?
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Yes! Video slider functionality is available in Slider Factory Pro. You can easily embed YouTube and Vimeo videos to create an engaging, interactive video slider or mix them with standard image slides.
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How many sliders can I create?
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There is no limit! You can create an unlimited number of image sliders, carousel sliders, and slideshows. You can also add unlimited image slides to each slider.
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Can I put multiple sliders on the same page?
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Yes, you can easily place multiple image slider or carousel slider shortcodes on a single page or post. Each slideshow will function completely independently without conflicts.
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Can I change the image slider autoplay speed?
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Yes, you can easily adjust the autoplay interval and transition speed for your slideshow within the slider settings panel.
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Does the slider support touch-swipe on mobile?
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Yes! All of our image sliders and carousel sliders feature smooth, hardware-accelerated touch-swipe navigation for mobile and tablet devices, ensuring a premium slideshow experience.
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Can I add links to my image slides?
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Image linking is a powerful feature available in Slider Factory Pro. You can add clickable URLs and multiple call-to-action buttons to every slide in your image slider.
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Is the slider SEO friendly?
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Yes! We’ve built Slider Factory to be highly SEO optimized. You can add title tags and alt text to your images, ensuring search engines can properly index your image slider and slideshow content.
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What page builders are supported?
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Slider Factory’s image sliders and carousel sliders are compatible with all major page builders, including Elementor, Gutenberg, WPBakery Page Builder, Visual Composer, Divi, Beaver Builder, and Oxygen.
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How do I get support for my slider?
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If you need help configuring your image slider, video slider, or carousel slider, please visit our documentation at wpfrank.com or open a thread in the WordPress.org support forum.
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Contributors & Developers
“Slider, Carousel, and Slideshow by Slider Factory – Image Slider, Video Slider” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“Slider, Carousel, and Slideshow by Slider Factory – Image Slider, Video Slider” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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Changelog
1.4.5
- August 12, 2026
- Added new “Free vs Pro” comparison tab with detailed feature breakdown and upgrade links
- Added Multi-Select and Bulk Delete functionality for slides in Slider Builder
- Added admin-only warning notice when shortcode exists for deleted sliders (“Slider does not exist.”)
- Added admin-only warning notice with direct configure button for published empty sliders (“No images added to the slider.”)
- Added Active Tab persistence in local storage across page refreshes
- Automatically disabled “+ New Slider” button when Layout Presets tab is active
- Fixed v1.3.13 legacy height compatibility for Layout 1 (viewport collapse) and Layout 10 (scroll snap height)
- Fixed Layout 1 adaptive height and smooth slide height transition
- Fixed premature blank slider creation when navigating back without saving
- Fixed PHP 8.1+ deprecation notice for null screen title on hidden admin pages
- Fixed PHP syntax error in Layout 11 height fallback block
- Updated default container heights: Layout 2 (auto), Layout 5 (500px), Layout 6 (600px), Layout 7 (600px, Circle: 340/240)
- Removed text underline styles from all Free vs Pro tab buttons and links
1.4.3
- Merge layout bug fixes and settings panel improvements
- Remove Bootstrap CSS dependencies from WordPress admin pages
- Port flat-data migration for older database compatibility
1.3.13
- Layout 11 is not working on default theme: fixed
- Dashboard button CSS changed #e52e00
- Layout 11 CSS refactored to use Flexbox
- Layout 11 compatibility issue with Block themes fixed
- Performance issue with adding multiple images fixed
1.3.12
- Readme updated for WordPress.org guidelines compliance
1.3.11
- Regular update and maintenance
1.3.10
- Manage slider interface updated
- Tested on Latest WordPress 6.0.3
1.3.9
- PHP v7.4.x tested
1.3.8
- Tested on Latest WordPress version.
1.3.7
- More security issues fixed.
1.3.5
- Settings saving issue fixed.
1.3.4
- Typos fixed
- Security issue patched.
1.3.3
- Security issue patched.
1.3.2
- Security issue fixed.
1.3.1
- Compatible with 5.8.1 and tested with regular update.
1.3.0
- Layout 12 – Image loading issue on page load, fixed
- Security issue on data saving, patched
- Compatible with on WordPress version 5.8
1.2.0
- Layout 7 – Error in shortcode fixed
- Layout 4 – Image fit issue resolved
- Layout 5 – Page scroll issue resolved
- Enhanced the code security as per WordPress guidelines
- Layout 12 – Image quality issue resolved
1.1.1
- Layout 1 – image loading issue fixed on page load
- Layout 1 – image height issue for different shortcodes on same page fixed
- Version number added on All Slider Layouts page
1.1.0
- New layouts 10, 11 & 12 added
- Layout 10 height issue fixed
- Disabled PRO features added to layout settings part
- Layout 11 description font issue and default height issue fixed
- Layout 5 default size issue fixed
- Layout 2 height in px issue fixed