WebP is quickly becoming one of the most popular image formats for WordPress users. WebP is a technology developed by Google with the goal of making the web faster. On average, WebP images are 40% smaller than their PNG equivalents. Support for WebP has been increasing in recent years and now the format is supported…
Slideshows are just one part of your website, but they often have important locations on key pages. I’m sure you’ve seen many slideshows on the top of website homepages. For that reason, we definitely recommend optimizing your slideshows for search engines. The MetaSlider plugin is highly optimized for Search Engine Optimization (SEO). In this guide,…
There are some great new updates for MetaSlider available now. You’ll find new ways to customize the themes and lots of helpful improvements. We’re building the most user-friendly slideshow plugin in WordPress, and this is another step towards that goal. You can now upgrade to MetaSlider Free 3.92 and MetaSlider Pro 2.41. In this guide,…
About two years, ago we took over running MetaSlider and had an interesting challenge. The slideshow plugin was really popular with 100,000’s of users. Many MetaSlider users had the plugin installed for over ten years. But the plugin was also in need of a refresh. Because people relied on the plugin’s features, we soon learned…
There are some great new updates for MetaSlider available now. You’ll find new themes, new ways to customize the themes, and some stylish video improvements. We’re building the most user-friendly slideshow plugin in WordPress, and this is another step towards that goal. You can now upgrade to MetaSlider Free 3.91 and MetaSlider Pro 2.40. In…
MetaSlider has support for many types of video slideshows. You can host videos in your site’s media library. You can also use third party services such as YouTube and Vimeo. However, some MetaSlider customers prefer to use their own video hosting. This is possible with the External Video feature. These videos are hosted on another…
Accessibility is an important topic for WordPress developers. We want our websites and plugins to be helpful to as many people as possible. If we build accessible websites, that means that people with disabilities can use them. People with disabilities interact with websites in various ways. Some use screen readers that convert text into spoken…