Lightweight, dependency-free featured post slider for magazine and editorial sites. No jQuery, no bloat.
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Billaviz Image Scrollingv1.3.6
A lightweight image slider block designed for the WordPress Gutenberg editor.
Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
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Create sliders and reusable slides in WordPress and display them with a shortcode. Uses the Swiper.js library.
Free WordPress photo gallery, slideshow and masonry gallery plugin with lightbox and video support (YouTube, Vimeo). Upgrade to Pro for more.
Slideshow Gallery LITEv1.8.6
Feature content in a JavaScript powered slideshow gallery showcase on your WordPress website.
Virtual folders for the WordPress media library, plus folder-based galleries, slideshows and a lightbox. Files are never moved or renamed.
Slideshow SEv2.7.2
Completely free, open source plugin to easily add slideshows to your WordPress site.
Steve's Gallery Helperv1.7.54
A lightweight, no-jQuery lightbox and image carousel add-on for WordPress's core gallery block.