The August releases of MetaSlider are now available with tons of new features. When you install these versions, you’ll find it much easier to hide slides and show them multiple times. There are also new themes, slide types, and theme editing options. We’re building the most user-friendly slideshow plugin in WordPress, and this release is…
We had an interesting question from a MetaSlider customer this week. They wanted a standard image carousel, but with a large hero image. Normally a carousel will show multiple images. This customer wanted smaller images on the left and right, with a larger central image. In a previous tutorial, we showed how to use partial…
We’ve just released version 2.0 of the MetaSlider Lightbox plugin. This is a completely new direction and upgrade for the plugin. Previously, the plugin simply connected MetaSlider slideshows to other lightbox plugins.
There is a new version of MetaSlider available with tons of new features. When you install this version, you’ll find it much easier to add captions and buttons to your slideshows. There are also new options for carousels, slideshow effects, custom fonts and more. We’re building the most user-friendly slideshow plugin in WordPress, and this…
A MetaSlider user approached us this week and asked if it was possible to show a rotating series of images in a carousel. They wanted several images to be visible at the same time, with a caption over each image. Ideally, the images will automatically refresh every few seconds and there will be arrows if…
The Ken Burns effect was named after the famous documentary maker. Ken Burns uses these animated transitions to add motion to still images and bring the images to life. It is possible to add a Ken Burns effect to your slideshows created with MetaSlider Pro.
In this guide, we’ll explain how WordPress handles HEIC images. Since 2017, Apple has used the HEIC format to store images. If you have an Apple device, your images are probably stored as HEIC files. However, HEIC images are not supported by many browsers, and so this can cause problems if you’re uploading photos from…