Title: Splide Carousel Block Author: David Jensen Published: miz Here 14, 2022 Last modified: Genver 17, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/splide-carousel/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2798866) ![](https://ps.w.org/splide-carousel/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2798866) # Splide Carousel Block By [David Jensen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dkjensen/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/splide-carousel.1.7.1.zip) [Live Preview](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/splide-carousel/?preview=1) * [Details](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/splide-carousel/#description) * [Reviews](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/splide-carousel/#reviews) * [Installation](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/splide-carousel/#installation) * [Development](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/splide-carousel/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/) ## Description The Splide Carousel block introduces the capability to create carousels/sliders within the block editor. Each carousel may contain an infinite number of slides, with each slides containing their own inner blocks. Use the Splide Carousel block to create image carousels, testimonial rotators, and more in Gutenberg! [View Demo](https://splide-demo.cloudcatch.io/) ### Options * Arrows Navigation * Dots Pagination * Autoplay * Slide and Fade Transitions * Infinite Loop * API to control the carousel using JavaScript * Fixed Slide Width / Height * Variable Slide Width / Height * Number of Slides Per Page * Slide Spacing * Video Support * Auto Scroll * Hash Navigation * Lazyload * FSE (Full Site Editing) Compatible * Fully Accessible * RTL Support * Responsive * No Google Lighthouse Issues * Lightweight * […and more!](https://splidejs.com/guides/options/#options) ### Attribution The Splide Carousel block uses the [Splide](https://splidejs.com/) library. ## Screenshots * [[ * Block editor view * [[ * Block editor view * [[ * Front end view * [[ * Front end view * [[ * Block controls ## Blocks This plugin provides 2 blocks. * Splide Carousel * Splide Carousel Item ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/splide-carousel` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress ## FAQ ### Are there additional options I can use? Yes, under the Splide Carousel block Advanced Settings, you can provide a valid JSON string containing additional options [located here](https://splidejs.com/guides/options/). e.g.: `{"focus":"center","trimSpace":false}` ### Can I set default carousel options globally? Yes, we need to listen to a JavaScript event that is fired when the carousel is ready, and then add the defaults. ``` document.addEventListener( 'splideReady', function( e ) { e.detail.defaults = { arrowPath: 'M30.2 19.4L11 .2c-.3-.3-.9-.3-1.2 0-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.2L28.4 20 9.8 38.6c-.3.3-.3.9 0 1.2.3.3.9.3 1.2 0l19.2-19.2c.3-.3.3-.9 0-1.2z', perPage: 3 }; } ); ``` ### Can I control the carousel using JavaScript / API? Yes, each carousel is given a unique ID by default, or you can provide your own using the **HTML Anchor** field under the block Advanced Settings. Each block exposes a global variable that follows this convention: `{ID}Carousel`. For example, if your carousel ID is **testimonials**, the global variable will be` testimonialsCarousel`. Using this global variable, you can control the carousel programatically using the [Splide API](https://splidejs.com/guides/apis/). **Example to navigate to the third slide:** ``` testimonialsCarousel.Components.Controller.go(2); ``` ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/957feec0e802d0d23963430cfadbf1221d1a328f93d1d8cba8ee012c8970f3bc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Everything you want in a slider block, and nothing you don’t](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/everything-you-want-in-a-slider-block-and-nothing-you-dont/)󠁿 [Eric Michel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ytfeldrawkcab/) Eost 22, 2025 Flexible, well-implemented, performant, the barest of dependencies. If you care about not bogging down your page with massive libraries, this is the one. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ffa71f7f491eccadcbb4e4e19fc98149a90c2c26916aca6178a6afecd657f768? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Useful and lightweight](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useful-and-lightweight-7/)󠁿 [chrislaai](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrislaai/) Gouere 2, 2025 Useful and lightweight, hope to support Thumbnail Carousel ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/60f2341a8a035f01db06bf62e135d0c9121c87b1a2c17d8202f3c555394720c4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really well implemented](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-well-implemented/)󠁿 [choerzer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/werbedesign/) Mezheven 19, 2025 Does what it should and the block is good to use ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/67685d3feeb0e207400e65ce119eea52edd91d6f22e7472a423e6d3d3a5bf92f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Best slider block plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-slider-block-plugin/)󠁿 [Ankit Punia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fossist/) Mae 11, 2025 This is fantastic, very low on resources. Can you please add blocks for previous and next buttons so that we can place them according to our needs? Again, thank you for this free treat. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/77ed620ff79e9faa84bc7b42ea0ce0d83b07c0e7b95c6b8759255c675a9f604b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Splide, my favorite slider/carousel now in WP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/splide-my-favorite-slider-carousel-now-in-wp/)󠁿 [cucom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cucom/) C’hwevrer 27, 2025 I pretty much always use splide in my non-WordPress projects, so great to see it as a block. So far no problems with it, and all the important options are there. I just wish there was a query-loop block for this, ( I would pay for this ) Keep it up! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0872b7ddce8c2ffc03e1c9c604ecb24dd2f8942f22730c169b2a3637980d0a8c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Useful & flexible!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useful-flexible/)󠁿 [cherlynne134](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cherlynne134/) C’hwevrer 5, 2025 I have tried multiple carousel plugins and end up finding out there’s a splide js plugin. Really useful for an experienced developer to customise their carousels and is enough for those that have no experience to use as well! [ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Splide Carousel Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ David Jensen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dkjensen/) * [ CloudCatch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cloudcatch/) “Splide Carousel Block” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/splide-carousel/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Splide Carousel Block” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/splide-carousel) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/splide-carousel/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/splide-carousel/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/splide-carousel/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/splide-carousel/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.7.1 * Enhancement – Compatibility with WordPress 6.9 * Fix – responsive breakpoint changes causing unexpected or invalid content #### 1.7.0 * Enhancement – Update Add New Slide button to work with native Inserter to support` cloudcatch/splide-carousel-item` variations / defaults #### 1.6.0 * Enhancement – Bump block apiVersion to 3 * Chore – Update dependencies and WordPress compatibility to 6.8 #### 1.5.0 * Enhancement – Compatibility with WordPress 6.7 #### 1.4.7 * Fix – Slides not visible in RTL direction mode #### 1.4.6 * Fix – Speed setting change causing unexpected / invalid content error #### 1.4.5 * **POTENTIAL BREAKING CHANGE:** Now using the CSS class `.wp-block-splide-carousel` to encapsulate the carousel and its components. If you have any custom styles applied to the carousel or its components, it’s recommended to test this update in a staging environment before updating in production. #### 1.4.4 * Fix – Carousel JavaScript variable name duplicating “Carousel” in the name #### 1.4.3 * Fix – HTML Anchor not applying to carousel #### 1.4.2 * Fix – Prevent autoplay and auto scroll in block editor #### 1.4.1 * Docs – Update tested up to #### 1.4.0 * Enhancement – Improved editor UX * Enhancement – Added ability to make entire slide clickable link #### 1.3.0 * Enhancement – Added Grid extension * Enhancement – Added autoplay play/pause buttons #### 1.2.0 * Enhancement – Added Inspector Controls to avoid having to use JSON * Enhancement – Exposed global variable to programatically control the carousel using the Splide API #### 1.1.0 * Enhancement – Ability to add photos in bulk when new block is created and when block has no slides #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.7.1** * Last updated **3 months ago** * Active installations **3,000+** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/splide-carousel/) and [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/splide-carousel/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/splide-carousel) * Tags * [block](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[carousel](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/carousel/) [full-site-editing](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/full-site-editing/) [slider](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/slider/)[splide](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/splide/) * [Advanced View](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/splide-carousel/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 11 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ David Jensen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dkjensen/) * [ CloudCatch ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cloudcatch/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 0 out of 1 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/splide-carousel/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? 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