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Total footprint: under 200KB on disk, with a frontend payload around 8KB (CSS + JS combined). No bundled libraries, no jQuery on the front-end, no third-party services.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Why XSlider?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Most slider plugins ship with hundreds of templates, layer animations, and features you will never use \u2014 and your visitors pay for every kilobyte. XSlider keeps only what you need:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Clean image sliders with optional click-through URLs<\/li>\n<li>Horizontal slide and fade animations<\/li>\n<li>Autoplay, drag, keyboard navigation<\/li>\n<li>Arrows + bullets, fully customisable<\/li>\n<li>SEO-friendly markup with proper alt text and ARIA roles<\/li>\n<li>Lazy initialisation (the slider boots only when scrolled into view)<\/li>\n<li>Custom CSS field for fine-tuning<\/li>\n<li>Shortcode + PHP function for use in any builder (Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, classic editor, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Built for WordPress agencies and freelancers<\/strong> by Suresh L. Bamunusinghe at <a href=\"https:\/\/lexiata.lk\">Lexiata.lk<\/a> \u2014 battle-tested in production sites.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Key features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Up to 8 settings tabs<\/strong> \u2014 General, Size, Controls, Animations, Autoplay, Optimize, Slides, Developer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Image and Blank slides<\/strong> \u2014 Blank slides support a custom background colour<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clickable URL per slide<\/strong> \u2014 Set link, choose target tab, optional <code>nofollow<\/code><\/li>\n<li><strong>Drag-to-reorder<\/strong> slides in the editor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duplicate slide<\/strong> with one click<\/li>\n<li><strong>Live preview<\/strong> in the slide editor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click-to-copy<\/strong> shortcode and PHP code<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fully accessible<\/strong> \u2014 keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, focus rings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mobile, tablet, desktop<\/strong> arrow visibility controls<\/li>\n<li><strong>No external dependencies<\/strong> \u2014 pure vanilla JS frontend (~5KB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>lexiata-xslider<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> (or install directly via WordPress' Plugins screen).<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> screen.<\/li>\n<li>Click the new <strong>XSlider<\/strong> menu item in your admin sidebar.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>New project<\/strong>, configure name\/width\/height, and click <strong>Create project<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>ADD SLIDE<\/strong>, choose <strong>Image<\/strong> or <strong>Blank<\/strong>, configure the slide, and save.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the shortcode (e.g. <code>[lex_xslider id=\"42\"]<\/code>) and paste it into any post, page, or builder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20add%20a%20click-through%20url%20to%20a%20slide%3F\"><h3>How do I add a click-through URL to a slide?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Open the slide editor, scroll to the <strong>Click action<\/strong> section, paste the URL, choose whether it opens in the same tab or a new tab, and toggle <code>nofollow<\/code> if needed.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20do%20i%20paste%20the%20shortcode%3F\"><h3>Where do I paste the shortcode?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Anywhere shortcodes work: Gutenberg shortcode block, Classic Editor, Elementor shortcode widget, Divi text module, theme template files (use the PHP snippet from the General tab), etc.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20the%20plugin%20translation-ready%3F\"><h3>Is the plugin translation-ready?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. All strings use the <code>lexiata-xslider<\/code> text domain. Place <code>.mo<\/code> \/ <code>.po<\/code> files in <code>wp-content\/languages\/plugins\/<\/code> or under the plugin's <code>languages\/<\/code> folder.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20the%20plugin%20store%20data%20outside%20the%20wordpress%20database%3F\"><h3>Does the plugin store data outside the WordPress database?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Slider projects are stored as a custom post type, and slides + settings are stored in <code>wp_postmeta<\/code>. No external requests, no analytics, no tracking.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20can%20i%20customise%20the%20slider%20visually%3F\"><h3>How can I customise the slider visually?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Use the <strong>Developer<\/strong> tab to add CSS classes to the wrapper or paste custom CSS that's printed inline on pages where the slider appears.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20caching%20plugins%3F\"><h3>Does it work with caching plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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