Title: Cycle Responsive Slider Author: Kiran Antony Published: August 7, 2016 Last modified: June 1, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/cycle-responsive-slider/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3557196) ![](https://ps.w.org/cycle-responsive-slider/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3557196) # Cycle Responsive Slider By [Kiran Antony](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kiranantony/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider.2.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cycle-responsive-slider/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cycle-responsive-slider/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cycle-responsive-slider/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cycle-responsive-slider/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/) ## Description Cycle Responsive Slider 2.0 is a complete modernization of the popular lightweight slider plugin. Built with a robust, modern OOP architecture, it gives you full control to create and manage unlimited slideshows across your website. Each image can be configured with a custom caption, alt text, and a target URL. The slideshow includes hover-to-pause functionality so users have plenty of time to click links. Perfect for portfolio pages, homepages, headers, WooCommerce store showcases, and sidebar widgets. ### Key Features of 2.0 * **Unlimited Sliders:** Create and manage distinct slider instances. * **Modern Premium Admin UI:** A redesigned SaaS-style card layout, live dashboard metrics, and a beautifully unified control panel. * **Add Empty Slide Option:** Create custom slides with a single click, instantly focusing the caption fields. * **Interactive Hover Thumbnail Uploader:** Hover thumbnails to see glassmorphic uploader overlays, and click to set/change images via the Media Library. * **WordPress-Style Bulk Actions:** Floating circular checkboxes on slide thumbnails, a “Select All” control, and an “Apply” button to bulk delete. * **SaaS Micro-Animations & Toasts:** Fluid height-contraction deletion transitions and instant floating toast notification banners. * **Live Preview Engine:** Instantly view and test your slider transitions directly within the admin dashboard. * **Multi-Slider Widget:** Highly flexible sidebar widget allowing you to select exactly which slider to render. * **Media Library Integration:** Direct connection to the core WordPress media uploader. * **Drag & Drop Reordering:** Sort slides instantly with an interactive grid. * **Gutenberg Block Support:** A dedicated Gutenberg Block allowing you to insert and configure your sliders directly in the WordPress Block Editor. * **OOP Architecture:** Rebuilt from the ground up for maximum speed, security, and extensibility. ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Cycle Responsive Slider ## Installation 1. Upload the entire `cycle-responsive-slider` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Configure the plugin, and upload/edit/delete images via the “WP-Cycle” menu 4. Place `` or the helper function in your theme where you want the slideshow to appear 5. Alternatively, use the shortcode `[wp_cycle id="YOUR_SLIDER_ID"]` in any post or page to display the slideshow 6. For sidebars, use the “Cycle Responsive Slider” widget and select your preferred slider 7. For the Block Editor (Gutenberg), add the “Cycle Responsive Slider” block and select your slider from the settings sidebar ## FAQ ### My images won’t upload. What should I do? The plugin uses built-in WordPress functions to handle image uploading. Therefore, you need to have correct permissions set for your uploads directory. Also, a file that is not an image, or an image that does not meet the minimum height/ width requirements, will not upload. Images larger than the dimensions set in the Settings of this plugin will be scaled down to fit, but images smaller than the dimensions set in the Settings will NOT be scaled up. The upload will fail and you will be asked to try again with another image. ### Can I display different sliders on different pages? Yes! In Version 2.0, you can create multiple sliders. Use the shortcode `[wp_cycle id="123"]` (where 123 is your slider’s ID) or select a specific slider inside the WP-Cycle widget. ### Can I reorder the images? Yes! You can drag and sort images directly from the slide management screen inside the admin panel. ### Can I rotate anything other than images with this plugin? No. This version is an image slideshow. Enjoy it for what it is. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/881538f51ddb7746d88ec0e61a112058ab9a9b2b169e6fde7c0e373331af9668? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy to use and good looking](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-and-good-looking-2/)󠁿 [AlexaMktg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexamktg/) March 16, 2017 I have used this slider for a while now on client sites. It is easy to use, looks good and as promised, is responsive. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Cycle Responsive Slider” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Kiran Antony ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kiranantony/) [Translate “Cycle Responsive Slider” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cycle-responsive-slider) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cycle-responsive-slider/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cycle-responsive-slider/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cycle-responsive-slider/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cycle-responsive-slider/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0.0 * Major Refactoring: Migrated the entire codebase to a clean, modular Object-Oriented( OOP) structure. * Redesigned Dashboard: Implemented a stunning, SaaS-like administrative panel with top metric cards, high-contrast layouts, and clean CSS styling. * Add Empty Slide: Introduced manual slide generation with a single click, automatically focusing input fields. * Interactive Media Selector: Clickable hover overlays on thumbnails for fast, direct media library selection. * WordPress-Style Bulk Actions: Floating circular checkboxes on thumbnails, Select All footer checkbox, and standard Apply button deletion workflows. * Deletion Animations & Toasts: Liquid height-contraction row deletion transitions and floating success toast notifications. * Interactive Live Preview: Added a live preview selector inside the dashboard to view slide animations on the fly. * Multi-Slider Widget: Upgraded the legacy widget settings to include a dropdown selector for rendering distinct slider instances (with intelligent legacy defaults). * Gutenberg Block Support: Created a dedicated block for the block editor allowing you to select and dynamically render sliders visually. * Centralized assets: Optimized JS and CSS loading inside the dashboard and frontend. #### 1.2.1 * Some Bug Fixes #### 1.2 * Improved Code Base (Object Oriented groundwork) * Solved Issues with loading large number of images * Solved Issue With Multiple Instance of the slider in a single page #### 1.1 * Added support to `` function * Added Widget Support #### 1.0 * Initial Release ## Meta * Version **2.0.0** * Last updated **2 days ago** * Active installations **50+** * WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cycle-responsive-slider/) * Tags * [gutenberg](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)[responsive slider](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/responsive-slider/) [slider](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/slider/)[slideshow](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/slideshow/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/cycle-responsive-slider/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cycle-responsive-slider/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Kiran Antony ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kiranantony/) ## Support Got something to say? 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