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Getting Started

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  • Getting Started With MetaSlider Free
  • Getting Started With MetaSlider Pro
  • How to Add MetaSlider to Your Site
  • MetaSlider Free vs Pro
  • MetaSlider Changelogs

Slide Types

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  • Introduction to Image Slides
  • Introduction to Vimeo Slides
  • Introduction to YouTube Slides
  • Introduction to External Image Slides
  • Introduction to Post Feed Slides
  • Introduction to Layer Slides
  • Introduction to Local Video Slides
  • Introduction to External Video Slides
  • Introduction to TikTok Slides
  • Introduction to Custom HTML Slides
  • Can I Mix Slide Types in One Slideshow?

Image Slides

3
  • Introduction to Image Slides
  • Image Crop Options
  • MetaSlider and Unsplash

MetaSlider Pro

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  • How to Use MetaSlider Pro Licenses
  • Is There a Free Trial of MetaSlider Pro?
  • Is Metaslider Pro Installed Correctly?
  • MetaSlider Pro Installation Troubleshooting
  • MetaSlider Pro and Multisite Licenses
  • Can I Install MetaSlider Pro on a Development Site?
  • My MetaSlider License Won’t Connect

Slideshow Themes

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  • Themes Available for Slideshows
  • How Do I Use A Slideshow Theme?
  • How to Add Custom CSS
  • Full Width Slideshows with MetaSlider
  • Full Screen Slideshows with MetaSlider
  • Showing Mixed Image Sizes in MetaSlider
  • Slide Looping Options in MetaSlider
  • How to Change the MetaSlider CSS Styles
  • How to Add Custom CSS Classes

Slide Navigation

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  • Arrows Navigation in MetaSlider
  • Dots Navigation in MetaSlider
  • Numbers Navigation in MetaSlider
  • Thumbnail Navigation in MetaSlider Pro
  • Filmstrip Navigation With MetaSlider Pro
  • Progress Bar Navigation in MetaSlider

Screen Sizes

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  • Device Settings (Smartphone / Tablet / Laptop / Desktop)
  • Hide Caption Elements on Screen Sizes
  • Touch Swipe for Mobile Devices
  • Different Slideshows For Different Screen Sizes
  • Hide Elements in Layer Sliders for Some Devices

Animations and Transitions

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  • Transition Effects
  • Image Animation Effects

Captions

3
  • Introduction to Captions in MetaSlider
  • Use the Theme Editor to Change Captions
  • Add Buttons to Captions

Carousels

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  • How to Build a Carousel Slideshow
  • How to Create a Text and Image Carousel

MetaSlider FAQs

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  • Play / Pause Button
  • Accessibility Options in MetaSlider
  • How to Export and Import Slideshows
  • How to Schedule Slides in MetaSlider
  • Recommended Height and Width Settings for Slides
  • Is MetaSlider GDPR Compliant?
  • How to Collect Statistics for Slideshows
  • Access to the MetaSlider Admin Area
  • Enable or Disable the Frontend Editing Links in MetaSlider
  • How Do I Open a Slide In A Lightbox Modal?
  • Display A Slideshow Only on Specific Posts or Pages

Troubleshooting

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  • How to Troubleshoot MetaSlider
  • Legacy Slideshow Options
  • How to Remove White Space Under Slideshows
  • Using “No Conflict Mode” in MetaSlider
  • An Image Slide Is Not Displaying
  • A Video Thumbnail is Not Displaying
  • How Do I Fix Poor Image Quality?
  • How Do I Fix W3C Validation Errors?
  • Why Isn’t Video Auto Play Working?
  • Common Error Messages in MetaSlider
  • The Launch Layer Editor Button Is Missing
  • Extra Break Tags Appearing in Slideshows

Vimeo Slides (Pro)

2
  • Introduction to Vimeo Slides
  • Add an Overlay for Vimeo Slides

YouTube Slides (Pro)

2
  • Introduction to YouTube Slides
  • What YouTube URL Formats Can You Use in MetaSlider

External Image Slides (Pro)

1
  • Introduction to External Image Slides

Post Feed Slides (Pro)

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  • Introduction to Post Feed Slides
  • Image Sources for Post Feed Slides
  • How to Use Custom Fields in Post Feed Slides
  • How to Use the Excerpt in Post Feed Slides
  • How to Use Tags and Categories in Post Feed Slides
  • Dynamic Slideshows For Taxonomies

Layer Slides (Pro)

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  • Introduction to Layer Slides
  • How to Add Background Videos to Layer Slides
  • How to Add Animations to Layer Slides
  • How to Add Shortcodes in Layer Slides
  • Hide Elements in Layer Sliders for Some Devices

Local Video Slides (Pro)

2
  • Introduction to Local Video Slides
  • Video Text Track (VTT) Captions for Local Videos

External Videos Slides (Pro)

2
  • Introduction to External Video Slides
  • Video Text Track (VTT) Captions for External Videos

TikTok Slides (Pro)

1
  • Introduction to TikTok Slides

Image Folder Slides (Pro)

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  • Introduction to Image Folder Slides

Custom HTML Slides (Pro)

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  • Introduction to Custom HTML Slides

Plugin Integrations

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  • MetaSlider and The Events Calendar
  • MetaSlider and WooCommerce
  • MetaSlider and Advanced Custom Fields

Cache and Optimization

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  • WPRocket and MetaSlider
  • Autoptimize and MetaSlider
  • Smush Image Optimization and WordPress
  • WP Fastest Cache and MetaSlider
  • W3 Total Cache and MetaSlider
  • WP-Optimize and MetaSlider

Theme Integrations

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  • Create a Custom MetaSlider Theme
  • Can I Distribute MetaSlider in a Theme?
  • MetaSlider and the Astra Theme
  • MetaSlider and the Vantage Theme

Page Builder Integrations

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  • MetaSlider and SiteOrigin
  • MetaSlider and Bricks Builder
  • MetaSlider and the Site Editor
  • MetaSlider and the Gutenberg Block Editor
  • MetaSlider and the Classic Editor Plugin
  • MetaSlider and Visual Composer
  • MetaSlider and WPBakery
  • MetaSlider and Divi Theme and Builder
  • MetaSlider and Beaver Builder
  • MetaSlider and Elementor

Theme Editor (Pro)

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  • Introduction to the MetaSlider Theme Editor
  • Use the Theme Editor to Change Captions

MetaSlider Pro Accounts

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  • Paperwork for MetaSlider Users
  • Does MetaSlider Pro use Recurring Subscriptions?
  • How to Upgrade Your MetaSlider Pro Account
  • How Are Payments For Metaslider Pro Taken?
  • What Happens If An Automatic Metaslider Pro Payment Fails?
  • Can I Pay My MetaSlider Subscription Early?
  • What Is Your Refund / Cancellation Policy?
  • How to Cancel MetaSlider Pro

Translations

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  • How to Translate MetaSlider
  • Multilingual Slideshows With MetaSlider And WPML

Slideshow Demo Recipes

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  • How to Build the Custom Caption Slider Demo
  • How to Build the Vimeo Slider Demo
  • How to Build the YouTube Slider Demo
  • How to Build the External URL Slider Demo
  • How to Build the Post Feed Slider Demo
  • How to Build the Layer Slider Demo
  • How to Build the WooCommerce Slider Demo
  • How to Build the Lightbox Slider Demo
  • How to Build the Local Video Slider Demo
  • How to Build the Events Calendar Slider Demo
  • How to Build the Image Slider Demo
  • How to Build the Image Carousel Slider Demo

Code Samples

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  • Display the Image Title Attribute Above the Image
  • Modify the Arrows on Slideshows
  • Add an Overlay for Vimeo Slides
  • Show a Slideshow via the WordPress API
  • Hide a Slideshow on Mobile
  • Capture Slide Details with Javascript
  • Change the Scrset and Rel Attributes For Slide Images
  • Change the Slideshow Height to Match Each Image
  • Disable Touch Events in FlexSlider for MetaSlider
  • Enable Lazy Loading in MetaSlider
  • Stop Jetpack Breaking Images on MetaSlider
  • Exclude the Current Post from the Slideshow
  • How to Change MetaSlider Caption Styles

Developers

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  • MetaSlider Database Information
  • Metaslider_post_feed_args
  • Metaslider_default_parameters
  • Metaslider_resized_image_url
  • Metaslider_image_{$type}_slider_markup
  • Metaslider_{type}_slider_anchor_attributes
  • Metaslider_{type}_slider_javascript
  • Metaslider_{type}_slider_javascript_before
  • Metaslider_{type}_slider_parameters
  • Metaslider_{type}_slider_image_attributes
  • Properties for MetaSlider Slideshow Libraries

MetaSlider Security

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  • Security Issues and How to Report Them
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Slide Types

Learn about various slide types including images, videos, layer slides and more.

  • Introduction to Image Slides
  • Introduction to Vimeo Slides
  • Introduction to YouTube Slides
  • Introduction to External Image Slides
  • Introduction to Post Feed Slides
  • Introduction to Layer Slides
  • Introduction to Local Video Slides
  • Introduction to External Video Slides
  • Introduction to TikTok Slides
  • Introduction to Custom HTML Slides
  • Can I Mix Slide Types in One Slideshow?

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Hrsms

Great tool for showing many images without making the page too large My content is extremely photo-driven, and I prefer having a slideshow over a long list of images. This plugin creates a great slide show and is very easy to use. Grateful they added a block for the new editor.

Sheilahoff

Impressive I’ve been using WP for 10 years building sites for clients. This is the first time I’ve had such excellent and FAST support with questions on a FREE plugin. I installed today and ran into both an error and a feature clarification and both posts were addressed within minutes. Extremely helpful. AND, now that…

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