How to add the Gallery Slider block and what every setting does. It comes with Bright Addons Blocks Pro, which also includes every free block.
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An image slider with a heading bar, category tabs, caption boxes, thumbnails, autoplay and a lightbox.
Panel 1 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Slides panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Choose one. | Slides, one by one, A gallery of images |
| Slides | A list you can add to, remove from and reorder. Each item has: image, focal point, small label, categories, caption title, caption text, link and button text. | – |
| Images | Images from the Media Library. | – |
| Caption title from | Titles, captions and descriptions are edited in the Media Library. | Image title, Image caption, No title |
| Caption text from the image description | On or off. | – |
| Focal point | Choose one. | Center, Top, Bottom, Left, Right |
| Image size | Choose one. | Medium large, Large, Full size |
| This slider is at the top of the page | Loads the first image before anything else. | – |
| Load images only when needed | On or off. | – |
| Name for screen readers | Empty: the heading is used. | – |
Panel 2 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Heading bar panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Heading | Text you type. | – |
| Heading tag | Choose one. | H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, div, p |
| Sub text | Text you type. | – |
| Button | On or off. | – |
| Button text | Text you type. | – |
| Button link | Link address. | – |
Panel 3 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Category tabs panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Show category tabs | One tab for every category the slides use (at least two). Slides source only. | – |
| “All” tab | On or off. | – |
| “All” tab text | Text you type. | – |
| Number of slides on each tab | On or off. | – |
| Position | Choose one. | Between the heading bar and the image, Under the image |
Panel 4 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Caption box panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Show captions | On or off. | – |
| Position | Choose one. | Bottom left, Bottom right, Bottom center, Top left, Top right, Full width bar at the bottom, Below the image |
| Move below the image on phones | On or off. | – |
| Animation | Choose one. | Fade up, Slide in from the inside, None |
| Title tag | Choose one. | H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, div, p |
| Button icon | Icon picker. | – |
Panel 5 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Navigation panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Arrows | Choose one. | Hidden, In the heading bar, Over the image, Under the image |
| Dots | Choose one. | Hidden, In the heading bar, Over the image, Under the image |
| Counter | Choose one. | Hidden, In the heading bar, Over the image, Under the image |
| Counter divider | Text you type. | – |
| Counter with a leading zero (03 / 12) | On or off. | – |
| Previous icon | Empty: the built-in arrow. | – |
| Next icon | Icon picker. | – |
| Arrow keys change the slide | On or off. | – |
| Swipe and drag | On or off. | – |
Panel 6 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Transition and autoplay panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Transition | Choose one. | Slide, Fade, Zoom fade |
| Slides in view | Phones always show one slide. From 1 to 6. | – |
| Gap between the slides (px) | From 0 to 80. | – |
| Duration (ms) | From 0 to 3000. | – |
| Easing | Choose one. | Smooth, Ease, Ease in and out, Ease out, Linear |
| Slow zoom on the active image | On or off. | – |
| Loop | On or off. | – |
| Autoplay | A pause button is always shown with autoplay. | – |
| Time per slide (ms) | From 1000 to 60000. | – |
| Pause on hover and focus | On or off. | – |
| Pause button | Choose one. | In the heading bar, Over the image, Under the image |
| Progress line | On or off. | – |
| Progress line position | Choose one. | Top, Bottom |
Panel 7 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Size panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Height | Choose one. | By shape, Fixed height |
| Shape | Choose one. | 16:9, 21:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, Custom |
| Custom shape: width | From 1 to 100. | – |
| Custom shape: height | From 1 to 100. | – |
| Fixed height (px) | From 160 to 1200. | – |
| Image fit | Choose one. | Cover, Contain |
| Corner radius (px) | From 0 to 40. | – |
Panel 8 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Thumbnails and lightbox panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Thumbnail strip | On or off. | – |
| Thumbnail alignment | Choose one. | Left, Center, Right |
| Lightbox | On or off. | – |
| Opens with | Choose one. | The image and the zoom button, A click on the image, The zoom button |
| Zoom icon | Empty: the built-in icon. | – |
| Zoom button position | Choose one. | Top right, Top left, Bottom right, Bottom left |
| Caption in the lightbox | On or off. | – |
| Counter in the lightbox | On or off. | – |
Panel 9 of 9
Open the block sidebar and find the Colors panel.
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Accent (tabs, focus) | Color picker. | – |
| Heading | Color picker. | – |
| Background behind the image | Color picker. | – |
| Shade behind captions | Color picker. | – |
| Dots | Color picker. | – |
| Active dot | Color picker. | – |
| Counter | Color picker. | – |
| Progress line | Color picker. | – |
| Zoom button background | Color picker. | – |
| Zoom button icon | Color picker. | – |
Questions
Gallery Slider is a Pro block. It comes with Bright Addons Blocks Pro, which has the same plans and prices as Bright Addons Pro for Elementor and includes all 62 free blocks.
No. It is a block for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg). Elementor is not needed. If you use Bright Addons Pro for Elementor on the same site, both plugins work side by side.
No. Each block loads only its own small CSS and JavaScript, and only on pages where it is used. Blocks you do not need can be switched off in Bright Blocks.
Yes. The blocks work with block themes and classic themes, and follow your theme fonts. Wide and full width alignment are supported.
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