March 31, 2021

Arconix Flexslider Plugin

A multi-purpose responsive slider that supports custom post types and responsive themes.

Showcase your existing content in a rotating slider or multi-image carousel that fits the user’s display. Easily customizable, supporting default and custom post types with or without images. Use a shortcode or widget to display your content.

Features

Resizes based on the user’s device, supporting touch navigation for phones and tablets
Supports default and user-created post-types and image sizes for unmatched flexibility
Traditional single-item, rotating slider or multi-image carousel
Supports upgrade-safe CSS and javascript customizations

Great for

Creating a “Recent Work” image carousel for your Portfolio
Adding a Testimonial rotator to your sidebar or footer
and many more…

Documentation

Documentation can be found here

Note

This plugin does not create a dedicated “Slide” Custom Post Type. There are plenty of plugins in the WordPress repository for that purpose. I recommend Meteor Slides

Installation

You can download and install Arconix FlexSlider using the built in WordPress plugin installer. If you download the plugin manually, make sure the files are uploaded to /wp-content/plugins/arconix-flexslider/.

Activate Arconix-FlexSlider in the “Plugins” admin panel using the “Activate” link.

Screenshots

Widget Options overview
Standard and user-created post-type selection box
Builtin and user-added image sizes
Slider and carousel setup
Text-focused (testimonials) slider display

FAQ

How do I use the slider?

Place the Arconix – Flexslider widget in the desired widget area
Use the shortcode [ac-flexslider] on a post, page or other area
Place <?php echo do_shortcode( "[ac-flexslider]" ); ?> in the desired page template

Is there any other documentation?

Visit the plugin’s Documentation for setup and configuration information
Tutorials on advanced plugin usage can be found at Arconix Computers

The slider isn’t styled properly

With no 2 themes exactly alike, it’s extremely difficult to style a plugin that seamlessly integrates without issue. That’s why the plugin was made so flexible — Tighter integration between your theme and the flexslider can be achieved by copying includes/css/arconix-flexslider.css to the root of your theme folder. The plugin will load that file instead, keeping your changes safe on upgrades.

What script powers the slider?

This plugin uses Owl Carousel slider. While this plugin doesn’t currently have built-in support for all the options supported by Owl Carousel, knowledgeable users will be able to implement nearly any option they’d like.

I want to change how the slider works

Most changes can be achieved by copying includes/js/arconix-flexslider.js to the root of your theme folder and then making any modifications there. That file will be loaded in place of the plugin default and will keep your changes safe on upgrade.

What is responsive design?

Responsive design is in essence designing a website to cater to the dimensions of the user’s device. It has become very popular with the proliferation of web-enabled smartphones and tablets.

Do I need a responsive theme to use this plugin?

Absolutely not. The slider will conform to the dimensions provided to it

I need help, or I found a bug

Check out the WordPress support forum or the Issues section on Github

I have a great idea for your plugin!

That’s fantastic! Feel free to submit a pull request over at Github, or you can contact me through Twitter, Facebook or my Website.

Changelog

1.1.1

Compatibility till 5.6.

1.1.0

A new option slideshow is added to display the slider images. The Images will automatically rotate if slideshow option is selected.
Categories and Tags filter will now be available for the sliders only if the selected post type is Post.

1.0.1

Bugfix – The widget should now fire properly
Bugfix – Image size dropdown will now act normally
Bugfix – link_image value now honored correctly

1.0.0

This version represents a significant rewrite of the plugin including a completely different slider script. Best efforts were made to maintain as much backwards compatibility as possible, however some filter names and functions have changed, therefore it is highly recommended that existing users who’ve made modifications test this update on a local host or staging environment before deploying to a live environment.

Switched from Flexslider script to Owl Carousel
Added an image carousel option
Now supports content-focused post types (e.g. testimonials, etc…)
Improved inline documentation
Updated filter names to be more consistent
Massive improvement to code efficiency and structure

0.5.3

Fixed a bug in the widget update function
Fixed a bug which was preventing category and tag filters from firing properly.

0.5.2

Fixed an error with the Widget Title that was preventing it from saving
Reworked some function names to minimize potential conflicts with other plugins

0.5.1

Added a filter to the flexslider script registration, allowing the use of a different flexslider script than what’s supplied in the plugin

0.5

Added ability to call the slider from a shortcode
Added the ability to display the chosen post-type’s content (either in whole or just the excerpt)
Added the option to display just the images without link tags (making the images un-clickable)
Added the ability to display specific categories or tags (works with ‘posts’ only)

0.2.1

fixed ie8 image scale issue

0.2

Added additional options for image captions
Only return posts to display if they have featured images

0.1

Initial release