Title: EffortLess Carousel with Gallery
Author: domclic
Published: <strong>October 2, 2025</strong>
Last modified: March 11, 2026

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# EffortLess Carousel with Gallery

 By [domclic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/domclic/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/effortless-carousel-with-gallery.1.1.8.zip)

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 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/effortless-carousel-with-gallery/#developers)

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## Description

Effortless Carousel with Gallery enhances your WordPress site by turning standard
galleries into responsive, user-friendly carousels. It also provides customizable
text animations to make your content pop. Ideal for creating engaging slideshows
and dynamic text effects without complex setup.

Features:

    ```
    Responsive Carousel: Converts WordPress galleries with the `elcwg_carousel_active` class into smooth, infinite-looping carousels with autoplay, navigation arrows, dots, and swipe support.
    Text Animations: Apply animations to text elements with adjustable delays.
    Admin Settings: Configure carousel options via an intuitive settings page.
    Lightweight & Secure: Sanitized inputs and escaped outputs for performance and security.
    ```

### License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See the License URI for details.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `effortless-carousel-with-gallery` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to Settings > Carousel Settings to configure options:
 4.  * Enable/disable carousel and autoplay for galleries.
     * Adjust carousel autoplay delay and text animation delay.
     * Enable/disable infinite looping for carousels.
 5. Add the `elcwg_carousel_active` class to any WordPress gallery block to enable 
    the carousel.

#### Additional CSS Classes

You can add these additional CSS classes to your gallery block for enhanced functionality:

 * `elcwg-full-width` – Makes the carousel extend to full browser width, breaking
   out of content containers.
 * `elcwg-overlay-dots` – Positions the navigation dots as an overlay on top of 
   the images instead of below.
 * `elcwg-no-arrows` – Hides the previous/next navigation arrows.
 * `elcwg-no-dots` – Hides the navigation dots.
 * `elcwg-no-captions` – Hides image captions.

Example: Add `elcwg_carousel_active elcwg-full-width elcwg-overlay-dots` to create
a full-width carousel with overlay navigation dots.

## FAQ

### How do I enable the carousel for a gallery?

Add the `elcwg_carousel_active` class to a WordPress gallery block in the block 
editor or via custom CSS/HTML. Ensure the “Enable Carousel” option is checked in
the plugin settings.

### Can I customize the autoplay speed?

Yes, go to Settings > Carousel Settings and adjust the “Autoplay Delay (ms)” field.
The minimum is 1000ms (1 second).

### Does the carousel support mobile devices?

Yes, the carousel is responsive and includes swipe gestures for touch devices. It
adjusts to single-slide view on screens smaller than 480px.

### Is the plugin secure?

Yes, all settings are sanitized on input and escaped on output to prevent security
issues, following WordPress coding standards.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“EffortLess Carousel with Gallery” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ domclic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/domclic/)

[Translate “EffortLess Carousel with Gallery” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/effortless-carousel-with-gallery)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/effortless-carousel-with-gallery/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/effortless-carousel-with-gallery/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/effortless-carousel-with-gallery/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.1.8

 * Fixed: Added !important overrides to counter WordPress has-nested-images gallery
   CSS that was fighting plugin layout rules, causing columns and images to appear
   off-center or wrong size.

#### 1.1.7

 * Fixed: Navigation arrows are now always vertically centered relative to the image
   area only, not the full wrapper (which included the dots below).

#### 1.1.6

 * Improved: Images now display at their natural size (never stretched), centered
   within their column slot. Nothing is ever cropped. Previously images were forced
   to 100% slot width which distorted portrait images.

#### 1.1.5

 * Improved: Carousel now always shows exactly the number of columns selected in
   the gallery block. On mobile (< 480px) it forces 1 column. Removed intermediate
   breakpoint that was capping columns at 2 on tablets.

#### 1.1.4

 * Fixed: Carousel now fills its container div exactly, with no extra side padding—
   the container’s own spacing is respected.

#### 1.1.3

 * Fixed: Carousel slides now fit within screen width without truncation, with consistent
   padding between cards and screen edges.
 * Fixed: Overrides WordPress default gallery gap to prevent slides from being pushed
   off-screen.
 * Improved: Mobile view (< 480px) shows a single full-width card with proper padding.

#### 1.1.2

 * Added: `elcwg-no-arrows` class to hide navigation arrows.
 * Added: `elcwg-no-dots` class to hide navigation dots.
 * Added: `elcwg-no-captions` class to hide image captions.

#### 1.1.1

 * Fixed: Added escaping to inline CSS output to prevent potential XSS vulnerabilities.

#### 1.1.0

 * Added text animation delay setting.
 * Improved carousel responsiveness.

#### 1.0.6

 * Fixed issues with more than 4 columns in gallery.
 * Fixed mobile issues with partial image sliding.
 * Renamed plugin to “Effortless Carousel with Gallery”.
 * Removed parallax background functionality.
 * Updated settings page and documentation to focus on carousel and text animations.

#### 1.0.5

 * Added sanitization for all settings to resolve WordPress Plugin Check errors.
 * Ensured compatibility with carousel autoplay functionality.

#### 1.0.4

 * Added explicit autoplay setting for carousel in admin panel.
 * Fixed missing carouselAutoplay in JavaScript settings.

#### 1.0.3

 * Enhanced carousel with touch/swipe support and improved autoplay.
 * Optimized CSS for smoother animations and responsiveness.

#### 1.0.2

 * Simplified carousel JavaScript for better performance.
 * Improved responsive design in CSS.

#### 1.0.1

 * Fixed minor bugs in settings page.
 * Improved documentation.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release with parallax, text animation, and carousel features.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.8**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/effortless-carousel-with-gallery/)
 * Tags
 * [animation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/animation/)[carousel](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/carousel/)
   [gallery](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery/)[slideshow](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/slideshow/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/effortless-carousel-with-gallery/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ domclic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/domclic/)

## Support

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