We often get asked by MetaSlider users if the plugin will slow down their WordPress site. Our answer is “No, our plugin will not slow your site. But images in your slideshow can be a problem.” MetaSlider is probably the fastest WordPress slideshow plugin. Every website owner should be concerned with site speed, but it…
With the release of MetaSlider 3.31 and MetaSider Pro 2.23, we’ve been improving the process of deleting slides and slideshows in MetaSlider. WordPress users have been relying on MetaSlider for nearly a decade and lots of sites have old slides that need to be removed. In this guide, I’ll show you how to remove unwanted…
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is a really popular WordPress plugin, with over 2 million active installs. It allows users to create custom fields, as you would expect from the plugin’s name. However, the plugin has expanded in recent years and now also allows you to create post types and taxonomies. ACF provides a user-friendly interface…
When you visit YouTube these days, you’re likely to see a mix of different types of videos. In previous years, YouTube was dominated by horizontal videos that had the same appearance as a traditional TV screen. These videos normally had an aspect ratio of 16:9 which created a horizontal layout. MetaSlider Pro has always supported…
MetaSlider is the most popular slideshow plugin for WordPress and it integrates closely with WooCommerce, the most popular eCommerce option for WordPress. In this guide, I’ll show you how to create a slideshow of WooCommerce products using MetaSlider Pro. This slideshow will update automatically showing the products in the WooCommerce categories you choose.
MetaSlider 3.29 is available and it brings two big improvements that users have been requesting. The first improvement is a “Quick Start” screen that makes it really easy to get started with a sample slideshow. With one click, you can create an image slider, a carousel, or a carousel with text captions. Second, there’s now…
When you’re building a WordPress website, it’s really important to have good images. If you’re a photographer, you can create your own images. But often you need to rely on someone else. If you live in the mountains and want to write about the beach, you need to get a photo from someone else. That’s…