Title: SmartUpWorld Post Slider
Author: Smartupworld Websolutions
Published: <strong>September 20, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 20, 2026

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# SmartUpWorld Post Slider

 By [Smartupworld Websolutions](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smartupworld/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/smartupworld-post-slider.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smartupworld-post-slider/#description)
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 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smartupworld-post-slider/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smartupworld-post-slider/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smartupworld-post-slider/)

## Description

SmartUpWorld Post Slider lets you display your WordPress posts in a beautiful, responsive
carousel using a simple shortcode — no coding required.

**Features:**

 * Simple shortcode — paste it anywhere: posts, pages, widgets, templates
 * Responsive — 1 column on mobile, 2 on tablet, 3 on desktop
 * Optional section header with eyebrow pill, title, gradient underline, and subtitle
 * Filter by category slug or ID
 * Show specific posts by ID
 * Exclude the current post (perfect for single post templates)
 * Navigation arrows with SVG icons
 * Pagination dots
 * Autoplay with hover-pause
 * Lazy loading on images after the first slide (LCP-safe eager loading on slide
   1)
 * Full ARIA accessibility — labelled buttons, dots, keyboard support
 * No configuration needed — works out of the box
 * Bundled Owl Carousel — no CDN dependency
 * Lightweight — assets only load where the shortcode is used

**Basic usage:**

    ```
    [suwps_post_slider]
    ```

**With a header:**

    ```
    [suwps_post_slider eyebrow="From The Blog" title="Latest Insights" subtitle="Practical guides on website care, speed and security."]
    ```

**For single post templates (exclude current, no arrows):**

    ```
    [suwps_post_slider title="Related Articles" count="6" skip="current" nav="false" underline="false"]
    ```

Full documentation: [smartupworld.com/smartupworld-post-slider/](https://smartupworld.com/smartupworld-post-slider/)

## Installation

 1. Upload the `smartupworld-post-slider` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress.
 3. Paste `[suwps_post_slider]` into any post, page, or widget.
 4. Visit **Post Slider** in your WordPress admin menu for all shortcode options and
    examples.

## FAQ

### What shortcode do I use?

Use `[suwps_post_slider]` anywhere in your site. The admin menu page lists every
available attribute with copy-ready examples.

### Can I filter by category?

Yes. Use `category="your-category-slug"` or `category="14"` (numeric ID). Example:`[
suwps_post_slider category="tech" count="6"]`

### How do I show specific posts?

Use the `ids` attribute with comma-separated post IDs: `[suwps_post_slider ids="
12,45,67"]`. This overrides `count` and `category`.

### Can I hide the navigation arrows or dots?

Yes. Set `nav="false"` to hide arrows or `dots="false"` to hide dots. Set both to`
false` for a minimal auto-playing slider.

### Does it work on single post templates?

Yes. Add `skip="current"` to remove the current post from the slider results, ideal
for a “Related Articles” section.

### Does it conflict with my theme’s Owl Carousel?

The plugin registers its assets under unique handles (`suw-owl-carousel`, `suw-post-
slider`). If your theme already enqueues Owl Carousel under the same handle, WordPress
deduplicates automatically so the library only loads once.

### Where is the documentation?

Full documentation is at [smartupworld.com/smartupworld-post-slider/](https://smartupworld.com/smartupworld-post-slider/).
The admin **Post Slider** page also contains all attributes and copy-ready shortcode
examples.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“SmartUpWorld Post Slider” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Smartupworld Websolutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smartupworld/)

[Translate “SmartUpWorld Post Slider” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smartupworld-post-slider)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0.1

 * Renamed the shortcode tag to [suwps_post_slider] for a unique, conflict-free 
   prefix.
 * Moved admin page CSS and JavaScript into properly enqueued files.
 * Renamed the “exclude” attribute to “skip”.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.
 * Bundled Owl Carousel 2.3.4 — no CDN dependency.
 * Shortcode attributes: eyebrow, title, subtitle, underline, count, category, ids,
   exclude, layout, nav, dots.
 * ARIA accessibility improvements — labelled nav buttons and dots.
 * LCP-safe eager loading on first slide image.
 * Admin documentation page with copy-ready examples and SmartUpWorld branding.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **9 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [carousel](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/carousel/)[owl carousel](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/owl-carousel/)
   [post slider](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-slider/)[posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)
   [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smartupworld-post-slider/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Smartupworld Websolutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smartupworld/)

## Support

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