The September releases of MetaSlider are now available with tons of new features.
When you install these versions, you’ll find a new lightbox integration so you can display your slideshow images in a beautiful full-screen view. You’ll also find a deep integration with WooCommerce including a new slide type and new eCommerce themes.
We’re building the most user-friendly slideshow plugin in WordPress, and this release is another step towards that.
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A huge hpdate for MetaSlider Lightbox
We’ve just released a major update to the MetaSlider Lightbox plugin. This plugin is completely free and you can use the plugin to turn any slideshow into a full-screen display. This screenshot gives a preview of how the lightbox will appear. You have the option to show the thumbnail navigation, which you can see below the main image.
The plugin can also add a lightbox effect to any images, galleries, or videos in your WordPress posts. You can see the plugin working on this post!
New WooCommerce slide type
New for MetaSlider Pro users is a WooCommerce slide type. One slide box will allow you to customize the slides for all your WooCommerce products. By default the options will generate 3 product slides. You can adjust the options in the “Post Filters” and “Display Settings” tabs to get a different display.
The “Caption Template” tab allows you to configure the product details shown on the slides.
Click on the “Insert Product Details” button and you’ll be able to choose items to add to the slide display. Here are the details you can add:
- Product Title
- Product ID
- Product Link
- Product Excerpt
- Product Date
- Product Content
- Product Tags
- Product Categories
- Price
- Sale Price
- Add to Cart URL
- SKU
- Product Attributes
- Total Sales
Under the “Post Filters” tab you can filter using the WooCommerce taxonomies to decide which products to show. For example, you can chose to show only products with a 5-star rating, or only clothes in a medium size.
Under the “Images” tab, you can choose from several WooCommerce image options. You can use the main product image, or show images from the product gallery.
New WooCommerce themes
To go with the new WooCommerce slide type, there are two new themes designed specifically for WooCommerce. The themes are Zonora and Handicart.
Here’s a preview of the Zonora theme with WooCommerce products:
And this next image is a preview of the Handicart theme with WooCommerce products:
Choose a custom thumbnail for navigation
In MetaSlider Pro it has long been possible choose a custom image to use as the thumbnail in you navigation. This screenshot below shows an example using thumbnails with the “Filmstrip” navigation option.
In the latest version of MetaSlider, it’s now possible to choose your own thumbnails if you don’t want them to be generated automatically. Under the “Advanced” tab, enable the “Custom thumbnail” setting and you’ll be able to choose the thumbnail image for each slide.
