=== WordPress Carousel - Responsive Image Slider for WordPress ===
Contributors: shapedplugin, khalilu, shamimmiashuhagh, rubel_miah
Donate link: http://shapedplugin.com/donate
Tags: wordpress carousel, best carousel plugin, image carousel, image slider, post carousel, custom post carousel, custom taxonomy carousel, woocommerce product carousel, content carousel, video carousel, video slider, video lightbox, youtube carousel, video gallery, carousel, slider, responsive slider, responsive carousel, carousel slider, ticker carousel, center mode carousel, slide anything, image gallery, image lightbox, wordpress image gallery, photo gallery, gallery slider, wordpress gallery plugin, gallery, post slider, vimeo slider, self hosted video carousel, content slider, wordpress slider, featured content slider, html slider, horizontal carousel slider, posts content slider, product carousel, woocommerce slider, woocommerce product slider
Requires at least: 4.5
Tested up to: 5.7.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html


The Most Powerful and User-friendly WordPress Carousel Plugin. Create beautiful carousels in minutes using Images, Posts, WooCommerce Products etc.


== Description ==

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCeKn8jmxn4]

[__Live Demo__](https://wordpresscarousel.com/) | [__Video Tutorials__](https://www.youtube.com/shapedplugin/) | [__Documentation__](https://docs.shapedplugin.com/docs/wordpress-carousel/introduction/) | [__PRO Features &raquo;__](https://wordpresscarousel.com/#feature)


= Overview =

**WordPress Carousel** is the most powerful and user-friendly WordPress Carousel plugin to create beautiful carousels with **Images, Posts, WooCommerce Products etc.** This plugin will allow you simply select images from WordPress media library, drag and drop them into place and also supports WordPress posts and WooCommerce products. It's fully responsive, highly customizable and works smoothly on iPhone, iPad, Android, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and Edge.

We believe that you shouldn't be a coder or hire a developer to create a carousel for your WordPress site. That’s why we built the **WordPress Carousel** plugin that’s both **EASY and POWERFUL.**

= WordPress Carousel 2.0 =

**WordPress Carousel 2.0** has completely been rebuilt and this provides you now many improvements and new amazing features.

= You'll be able to display =

* **Image Carousel** – Create beautiful image carousels with uploading images via WordPress regular media gallery. Easily drag and drop image slides.

* **Post Carousel** – Display WordPress latest posts in the carousel with post title, image, excerpt, date, author etc.

* **WooCommerce Product Carousel** – Display latest WooCommerce products carousel. Show/hide the product name, image, price, rating, add to cart button etc.


= Key Feature List =

* Fully Responsive and Touch-friendly.
* Lightweight, Fast & Powerful.
* **Shortcode Generator.**
* Extremely User-friendly Admin Panel.
* **Create Carousel using images from media gallery, posts, products etc.**
* **Drag and drop image slides Re-ordering.**
* **Multiple Carousels.** (Create unlimited carousels into same page)
* **Multisite Supported.**
* Set border for image slide.
* AutoPlay on/off.
* AutoPlay Speed Control.
* Stop on hover carousel.
* Infinite looping for the carousel.
* Show/hide Navigation and Pagination dots.
* Navigation & Pagination dots color.
* Unlimited color and styling options.
* Control carousel columns on different devices.
* Display random order.
* Unique settings for each carousel.
* Touch Swipe options.
* Mouse Draggable enable or disable.
* Multilingual Ready.
* RTL Supported.
* Widget Supported.
* Compatible with any theme.
* Advanced Settings to enqueue or dequeue Scripts/CSS.
* Custom CSS field to override styles.
* Developer friendly & easy to customize.
* SEO friendly & optimized for speed.
* Support all modern browsers: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Edge etc.
* Documentation and Video Tutorials.
* **Fast and Active Support.**
* And much more options.


= For fast support, features request, and bug reporting =

>Ask us at [__Support.__](https://shapedplugin.com/support/?user=lite)


= WordPress Carousel Pro =

[__WordPress Carousel Pro__](https://wordpresscarousel.com/) is the most powerful and user-friendly multi-purpose WordPress Carousel plugin to create beautiful carousels with **images, Posts, WooCommerce Products, Contents (Images, Text, HTML, Shortcodes), Video** etc. The plugin has own image and content management system and also supports **Posts, Pages, Custom Post Type, Taxonomy, Custom Taxonomy, Custom Contents, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, mp4, WebM, Self-hosted Video with Lightbox.** It's fully responsive, highly customizable and works smoothly on iPhone, iPad, Android, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and Edge.

It’s even easier to put images of different height together so the width is dynamic with fixed height so that your site looks pretty. The plugin vastly improves user experience and lets you create different types of beautiful carousels easily and quickly.

= Popular Carousel Types =

* **Image Carousel** - WordPress Carousel Pro allows you to create beautiful image carousels for your site in minutes! Upload images via WordPress regular media gallery, create a gallery to make carousel.
* **Post Carousel** - Display posts from multiple Categories, Tags, Formats, or Types: Latest, Taxonomies, Specific etc. Show the standard post contents: title, image, excerpt, read more, category, date, author, tags, comments etc.
* **Product Carousel** - Filter by different product types. (e.g. latest, categories, specific products etc.). Show/hide the product name, image, price, excerpt, read more, rating, add to cart button etc.
* **Content Carousel (Slide Anything)** - Slide anything you want based on your WordPress site. (e.g. images, text, HTML, shortcodes, any custom contents etc.) You can sort slide content by drag and drop easily. 
* **Video Carousel** - Show videos from multiple sources: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, mp4, WebM, and even self-hosted video with Lightbox. A customizable video icon will place over the video thumb.



= WordPress Carousel Pro Features =

* [__All Sample Carousels__](https://wordpresscarousel.com/) (Live Demo in action).
* Fully Responsive and Touch-friendly.
* Advanced Shortcode Generator.
* **Slide Anything. (e.g. Image, Post, Product, Content, Video, Text, HTML, Shortcodes etc.)**
* **Display posts from multiple Categories, Tags, Formats, or Types. (e.g. Latest, Taxonomies, Specific etc.).**
* Add Unlimited Carousels. (e.g. post, page, custom template, widget or anywhere you want.)
* **840+ Google Fonts** (Advanced Typography).
* Enable/Disable option for Google Font loading.
* **100+ Advanced Styling and Visual Customization options.**
* Drag & Drop ordering Image, Content, Video.
* **Image Internal and External Links.**
* **Image Carousel (with caption and description.)**
* **Image Content Position (Bottom, Right, and Overlay).**
* Show/hide image caption and description.
* Slide border and inner padding.
* **Lightbox functionality for images.**
* Lightbox images group by the view.
* Smart lazy-loading option for images.
* GrayScale effect for images.
* Soft and Hard cropping option for image.
* Set equal or fixed height with CSS for images.
* Variable width option in the carousel.
* Image Title Attribute option.
* **Post Carousel.**
* Show the standard post contents or select which content you want to display. (Title, image, excerpt, read more, category, date, author, tags, comments etc.)
* Post excerpt and full content display option.
* Show Post Content with words limit.
* Show/hide read more button.
* Read more button text customization option.
* **WooCommerce Product Carousel.**
* **Product content position** (Bottom, right, overlay)
* **Filter by different product types. (e.g. latest, categories, specific products etc.).**
* Show/hide the standard product contents. (Product name, image, price, excerpt, read more, rating, add to cart etc.).
* Limit product description.
* Post order (Ascending & Descending) and order by ID, date, random, title, modified etc.
* **Content Carousel**
* **Slide Anything you want based on your website. (e.g. images, text, HTML, shortcodes, any custom contents etc.)**
* **Video Carousel.** 
* Video icon color customization.
* Add video caption and description.
* Add custom video thumbnail for the Self-hosted Video.
* Custom CSS field to override styles.
* Display carousel section title.
* Set margin-bottom for the section title.
* Scripts Enqueue or Dequeue options to avoid conflicts. 
* **Carousel Mode (Standard, Ticker and Center Mode).**
* AutoPlay on/off.
* Control AutoPlay and Pagination speed.
* Stop on hover carousel.
* Infinite looping for the carousel.
* Touch, swipe or tap on Android, iOS or any other touch devices.
* Mouse Draggable options.
* Adaptive height for the carousel.
* Enable or Disable carousel scroll with tab and keyboard.
* Set the number of slides to scroll.
* Show/hide carousel navigation and pagination dots.
* 8+ Different navigation positions.
* 6 FontAwesome directional icons.
* Hide navigation border and background.
* Set carousel pagination dots margin.
* Unlimited colors and styling options.
* Different types of sliding and hover effects.
* Control carousel column on different devices.
* Duplicate or clone carousels.
* Multisite supported.
* Automatic update integration.
* Widget ready.
* RTL supported.
* Compatible with any theme or extension.
* Support all browsers: Firefox, Chrome, IE, Safari etc.
* SEO friendly & optimized for speed.
* Extensive Online docs & Video Tutorials.
* **Fast and friendly support.**
* Any new features we add in the future (which is often).
* [__Full list of PRO features.__](https://shapedplugin.com/plugin/wordpress-carousel-pro/?ref=1)
	
	
= Multilingual Ready =

* [WPML](https://wpml.org/)
* [Polylang](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/)
* [qTranslate-x](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qtranslate-x/)
* [GTranslate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gtranslate/)
* [Google Language Translator](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-language-translator/) 
* [WPGlobus](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpglobus/)

= Page Builders Ready =

* Gutenberg (WordPress 5.0.2)
* WPBakery
* Elementor
* BeaverBuilder
* SiteOrgin
* DiviBuilder
* LayersWP
* MotoPress
* CornerStone
* Themify Builder etc.


**WordPress Carousel Pro - Admin Panel Overview**

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMYYgFD7ZIA]

[__Watch all Tutorials &raquo;__](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2XP6GNW0mE&index=2&list=PLoUb-7uG-5jNgTTcnUflIiytxgTWaBEzm)

= Premium Support and Documentation =

The premium version of the plugin entitles you to get fast, friendly, and priority support with replies posted within 24 hours (without holidays). Please [__submit__](https://shapedplugin.com/ask-question/) a support ticket here. This will create a support thread in our support portal.

For documentation and tutorials go to our [__Documentation__](https://docs.shapedplugin.com/docs/wordpress-carousel/introduction/).

= Author =
Designed and Developed by [__ShapedPlugin__](https://shapedplugin.com/)



== Installation ==

= MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS =

* PHP 5.6 or later
* MySQL 5.6 or later
* WordPress 4.5 or later

**This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working**

= AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION (EASIEST WAY) =

To do an automatic install of WordPress Carousel, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and
click Add New.
In the search field type "WordPress Carousel". Once you have found it you can install it by simply
clicking "Install Now" and then "Activate".

= MANUAL INSTALLATION =

**Uploading in WordPress Dashboard**

* Download wp-carousel-free.zip
* Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
* Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
* Select wp-carousel-free.zip from your computer
* Click ‘Install Now’
* Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

**Using FTP**

* Download wp-carousel-free.zip
* Extract the wp-carousel-free directory to your computer
* Upload the wp-carousel-free directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
* Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

The WordPress codex contains <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Manual_Plugin_Installation">instructions</a> on how to install a WordPress plugin.


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Who should use WordPress Carousel? =

**WordPress Carousel** is perfect for photographers, designers, bloggers, different organizations, and small to large businesses. Basically, if you want to create beautiful carousels like, Image Carousel, Post Carousel, and Product Carousel, then you need to use WordPress Carousel.


= What types of carousel you can create using WordPress Carousel? =
You can create three (3) types of carousel using **WordPress Carousel** such as: **Image Carousel, Post Carousel, and Product Carousel.** And with the [__Premium Version__](https://shapedplugin.com/plugin/wordpress-carousel-pro/?ref=1), you can create also **Content Carousel** and **Video Carousel**.

= Do I need to have coding skills to use WordPress Carousel? = 
No. You don’t need any coding skill. No more pain writing any shortcode attributes to display carousel in your site. With just a few clicks, you can amazingly create unlimited Image, Post, and Product Carousels.

= Is WordPress Carousel responsive? =
Yes, WordPress Carousel is fully responsive, mobile and touch-friendly.

= Can I add WordPress Carousel anywhere on my website?=
Yes, you can add Logo Carousel inside your blog posts, pages, widgets, and anywhere else on your WordPress website with a shortcode or PHP function.

= Can I have multiple carousels with the separate setting?
Yes. You can have an unlimited carousel with each separate setting in the page, post, template, widget or anywhere you like.

= Will WordPress Carousel work with my theme? =
WordPress Carousel works with any WordPress theme if themes are developed according to WordPress standard.

= How can I get support if the plugin is not working? = 
If you face any problem with our plugin or something is not working as it should, first follow the preliminary steps:
Test the plugin with a WordPress default theme, to be sure that the error is not caused by the theme you are currently using.

Deactivate all plugins you are using and check if the problem is still occurring.

If none of the previously listed actions helps you solve the problem, then, submit a ticket in the forum and describe your problem accurately, specify WordPress and plugin versions you are using and any other information that might help us solve your problem as quickly as possible.

Pro version users [__Support__](https://shapedplugin.com/support/) and Free or Lite Version [__Support__](https://shapedplugin.com/support/?user=lite).

= Where can I report bugs? =
If you find a bug, please report it in our active [support](https://shapedplugin.com/support/?user=lite). You will be replied once the issue is resolved.

= I’d like access to more features. How can I get them? =
You can get access to more features when you purchase a license of the plugin. Purchasing a license of [__WordPress Carousel Pro__](https://shapedplugin.com/plugin/wordpress-carousel-pro/?ref=1) gets you to access the full version of WordPress Carousel, automatic lifetime updates, and support.

=Is WordPress Carousel Multilingual Ready?=
Yes, WordPress Carousel is 100% translation ready and tested with [WPML](https://wpml.org/), [Polylang](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/), [qTranslate-x](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qtranslate-x/), [GTranslate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gtranslate/), [Google Language Translator](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-language-translator/), [WPGlobus](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpglobus/) etc.

= Is WordPress Carousel compatible with WordPress multisite? = 
Yes, WordPress Carousel works perfectly with WordPress multi-site network.

= How to use ‘WordPress Carousel’ in WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg Block Editor =
Adding a **WordPress Carousel (Image Carousel, Post Carousel, Product Carousel)** using the WordPress 5.0 **Block Editor** is pretty straight-forward. You can paste the generated shortcode into a ‘Paragraph Block’ or use the ‘Shortcode Block’. It works nicely as classic editor.

= Do you Like this Plugin and want to encourage us for improvement? =
Please give the plugin [__5 stars__](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-carousel-free/reviews/?filter=5#new-post) rating and your precious appreciation will help us to make it much great in the future.

Thank you!



== Screenshots ==

1. Live Demo. 
2. Carousel Settings.
3. General Settings (Image Carousel).
4. Style Settings.
5. Post Carousel.
6. Product Carousel.
7. All Carousels.
8. Advanced Settings.
9. Custom CSS.
10. Drag & Drop Image Re-order.



== Changelog ==

= 2.1.19 – Apr 16, 2021 =
* Improved: AutoPlay dependency with Pause on Hover.
* Fix: Premium page responsive issue.

= 2.1.18 – Mar 25, 2021 =
* Fix: Shortcode selectable field responsive issue.
* Improved: Help page.
* Removed: Some metabox options subtitle.

= 2.1.17 – Mar 13, 2021 =
* New: Shortcode onClick copy option.
* Improved: Settings page.
* Fix: Content position image loading issue in backend.
* Fix: Preloader issue on jQuery .
* Tested: WordPress 5.7 compatibility.

= 2.1.16 – Dec 30, 2020 =
* Fix: Version compatibility issue.

= 2.1.15 – Dec 29, 2020 =
* Fix: Dynamic CSS issue.
* Tested: WordPress 5.6 version.
* Tested: WooCommerce 4.8.0 version.

= 2.1.14 – Nov 25, 2020 =
* Tested: WooCommerce 4.7.1 version.

= 2.1.13 – Oct 15, 2020 =
* Fix: Section title issue.
* Fix: Dynamic CSS issue.

= 2.1.12 – Oct 10, 2020 =
* New: Swipe to slide option.
* Improved: Load dynamic CSS on header.
* Fix: Preloader issue.

= 2.1.11 – Aug 14, 2020 =
* Fix: WordPress 5.5 compatibility issue.
* Fix: Undefined variable: outline issue.

= 2.1.10 – Jul 09, 2020 =
* Fix: Image height issue.
* Fix: WooCommerce compatibility issue.
* Fix: WP Team plugin compatibility issue.

= 2.1.9 – Feb 11, 2020 =
* Fix: Conflict with WP Tabs plugin.

= 2.1.8 – Jan 07, 2020 =
* Improved: Shortcode level spelling correction.

= 2.1.7 – Dec 04, 2019 =
* Fix: HTTP and HTTPS mixed content issue.
* Fix: Undefined index php notice.

= 2.1.6 – Nov 23, 2019 =
* Fix: WordPress 5.3 compatibility issue.

= 2.1.5 – Nov 02, 2019 =
* Fix: User capabilities issue.

= 2.1.4 – Sep 04, 2019 =
* Fix: Google fonts loading issue.

= 2.1.3 – Jul 13, 2019 =
* Fix: Undefined index error notice.

= 2.1.2 – Jul 02, 2019 =
* Fix: Preloader image lod issue.
* Improved: Admin dashboard.

= 2.1.1 – MAY 25, 2019 =
* New: Swipe to Slide option.
* Fix: Border backward compatibility issue.
* Fix: AutoPlay Speed backward compatibility issue.
* Fix: Pagination Speed backward compatibility issue.

= 2.1.0 - May 25, 2019 =
* New: Carousel preloader added.
* New: Data remove option on uninstall plugin.
* New: Image width and height attributes added.
* New: Plugin CSS and JS assets have been minified.
* Improved: Carousel direction improved for RTL language.
* Fix: WordPress 5.2.1 compatibility issue.
* Fix: Border issue for product image.

= 2.0.2 =
* Fix: Elementor conflict issue.

= 2.0.1 =
* Fix: WordPress 5.1 compatible issue.

= 2.0.0 =
* New: Admin Dashboard Panel.
* New: Shortcode Generator.
* New: Drag and drop image slides Re-ordering.
* New: Post Carousel.
* New: WooCommerce Product Carousel.
* New: Multilingual Ready.
* New: Multisite Supported.
* New: Widget Supported.
* New: Carousel Section Title.
* New: Choose available sizes.
* New: Custom CSS options.
* New: Advanced Settings (Enqueue/Dequeue).
* New: Image Title Attribute.
* New: Slider border option.
* New: Navigation and Pagination hide on mobile option.
* New: Price, Rating, Add to Cart show and hide option for Product Carousel.

= 1.4.9 =
* Fix: Image size issue.

= 1.4.8 =
* Fix: Carousel position issue.

= 1.4.7 =
* Fix: Image max-width issue.

= 1.4.6 =
* Help page updated.

= 1.4.5 =
* Loading broken issue fixed.

= 1.4.4 =
* Multiple carousel on same page issue fixed

= 1.4.3 =
* Add infinite loop
* Display items limit option
* Bullets on/off
* Navigation on/off
* AutoPlay on/off
* Small desktop, Tablet, Mobile items limit option

= 1.4.2 =
* Fixed conflict issue for some themes

= 1.4.1 =
* PHP code cleaning

= 1.4 =
* Fixed navigation css issue

= 1.3 =
* Fixed navigation issue

= 1.2 =
* Fixed error

= 1.1 =
* Fixed autoPlay

= 1.0 =
* First Release