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lwplugins/lw-slider
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Lightweight responsive slider for WordPress.

v1.0.7(1mo ago)013GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=8.2CI passing

Since Feb 17Pushed 1mo agoCompare

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```
=== LW Slider ===
Contributors: lwplugins
Tags: slider, carousel, responsive, lightweight
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.7
Stable tag: 1.0.7
Requires PHP: 8.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Lightweight responsive slider for WordPress. Powered by Splide.js.

== Description ==

Create beautiful, fast, responsive sliders without the bloat.

= Features =

* Custom Post Type based slider management
* Drag & drop slide ordering
* Background image or color per slide
* Content overlay with headline, subheadline, description
* Call-to-action: full slide link or button
* Splide.js powered — lightweight and accessible
* Shortcode: `[lw_slider id="123"]`
* Gutenberg block
* Responsive: separate mobile/desktop min-height
* Autoplay, loop, fade/slide transitions
* Keyboard navigation and swipe support
* Accessibility: prefers-reduced-motion support
* Duplicate slider with one click
* No bloat, no upsell, no tracking

Part of [LW Plugins](https://lwplugins.com) - lightweight WordPress plugins.

== Installation ==

1. Upload to `/wp-content/plugins/lw-slider/`
2. Activate the plugin
3. Go to LW Plugins → Sliders → Add New

Or: `composer require lwplugins/lw-slider`

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I display a slider? =

Use the shortcode `[lw_slider id="123"]` or the Gutenberg block.

= What JavaScript library is used? =

Splide.js — a lightweight, accessible slider library (~30KB).

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.7 =
* New: LW Site Manager integration - slider abilities for AI agents
* New: lw-slider/list-sliders - list all sliders
* New: lw-slider/get-slider - get slider details with slides

= 1.0.6 =
* Fix: Smarter autoloader fallback - supports root Composer dependency installs

= 1.0.5 =
* Fix: Graceful error when autoloader is missing (admin notice instead of fatal error)

= 1.0.4 =
* Add hide on mobile option

= 1.0.3 =
* Fix slider height — min-height now passes through full Splide element chain

= 1.0.2 =
* Content area inherits min-height from slider for full coverage

= 1.0.1 =
* Gutenberg block with slider selector and per-block override settings
* Slides now fill full width and height even without link/content
* Slide duplication support
* Fixed Splide.js theme CSS loading

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release
* CPT-based slider management
* Drag & drop slide ordering
* Splide.js frontend rendering
* Shortcode and Gutenberg block support
```

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~5 days

Total

7

Last Release

49d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/56bc0e3c885c56236e52eaed12997aa4fbaf0645299acf0092a8cc5b887d65b0?d=identicon)[trueqap](/maintainers/trueqap)

---

Top Contributors

[![trueqap](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/32407751?v=4)](https://github.com/trueqap "trueqap (15 commits)")

###  Code Quality

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