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title: Play / Pause Button
description: "There is an option to add a Play / Pause button to your MetaSlider slideshows. You can see an example of this button in the screenshot below. The Play / Pause button in the bottom-left corner of the slideshow. ![Clarity…"
url: "https://www.metaslider.com/docs/play-pause-button/"
updated: "2025-11-26"
category: "Slideshow: Accessibility"
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# Play / Pause Button

There is an option to add a Play / Pause button to your MetaSlider slideshows. You can see an example of this button in the screenshot below. The Play / Pause button in the bottom-left corner of the slideshow.

![Clarity theme for MetaSlider](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/clarity-1024x569.jpg)

In general, we recommend being careful with enabling Auto Play for your slideshows as it may annoy or confuse some users. If you do want slides to move automatically, it’s a good idea to provide people with a Play / Pause button so they can stop them using this feature. Enabling this also helps you to create [accessible slideshows](https://www.metaslider.com/accessible-wordpress-slideshow/).

You’ll find this feature in the “Advanced Options” area when you’re editing a slideshow. This feature is available to all MetaSlider themes.

![Play / Pause button](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/play-pause-button.png)

You can add extra text to theses buttons. In the screenshot below, you can see extra text added to the "Play Text and "Pause Text" areas.

![Play pause button settings](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/play-pause-settings.png)

That extra text will appear on the front of the site. In the screenshot below, you can see the "Play video" button with that text.

![Play pause button](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/play-pause-video-1024x588.png)

This feature requires the MetaSlider Slideshow Pro plugin.

It is possible to customize the appearance of the Play / Pause button. In MetaSlider Pro, use the Theme Editor feature. Go to the "Play / Pause Button" tab and you can customize the design and position of this button.

![Theme Editor feature for Play button](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/play-pause-theme-editor-1024x274.png)