Simple WP Slider

Create unlimited named sliders, each with its own settings and per-slide options (alt text, caption, link, call-to-action). Display them anywhere via the [simplewpslider id="ID"] shortcode or the bundled Gutenberg block. Powered by Swiper.js 11 — accessible, touch-friendly, no jQuery.

Slide types

• Image slides (uses your Media Library, full srcset + lazy-load)
• Self-hosted video slides (MP4)
• YouTube and Vimeo slides (privacy-friendly click-to-load facade)

Per-slider settings

• Autoplay, speed, loop, transition (slide / fade)
• Arrows, dots, keyboard navigation
• Slides-per-view + responsive breakpoints
• Aspect ratio enforcement (16:9 / 4:3 / 1:1 / auto) to prevent layout shift
• Respect prefers-reduced-motion

Accessibility

• WAI-ARIA carousel pattern
• Drag-reorder via keyboard in the admin
• Full screen-reader live-region announcements via Swiper’s a11y module

Privacy

The plugin makes no outbound requests at runtime. YouTube embeds use youtube-nocookie.com and only load after user interaction. Vimeo thumbnails are fetched via Vimeo’s public oEmbed endpoint only when an editor adds a Vimeo slide in the admin — never on frontend page loads.