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Aimee Knight
9,701 PointsWP Responsive Slider
Hello all. Was just wondering if anyone recommends a good full page width, responsive, Wordpress slider. Additionally, how difficult would it be to overlay a logo on top of the slider? Would absolute positioning be the best option while keeping it responsive? I'm pretty new, and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
2 Answers
Matt Campbell
9,767 PointsHave you looked at the Nivo Slider?
http://dev7studios.com/nivo-slider/
It's pretty awesome but I don't know if it's what you're looking for.
I've just spent the last few days working out how to build my own slider in WordPress. It's a hell of a lot harder then I first thought it would be. Not just a case of copying and pasting in normal code.
I've got my slider to a point where it works but needs finishing and I'm trying to get a second slider working on the same page.
For me, I felt it quite advanced, I don't know if it is or not. However, I'm building a theme because I can't find anything that fits the bill so I've had to go bespoke. Prefer it to be honest as I know what code does what as I wrote it. Definitely worth doing if you have the skills to.
As for customising an existing slider. Get the most basic slider possible. I find it easier to add to existing code then to take away as things are reliant on other things.
One thing I would say though is this. Get comfortable with what you're trying to do outside of WordPress, then get comfortable with the WordPress loop and how WordPress works and then tackle building the slider in WordPress.
No idea if this is any help to you.
Aimee Knight
9,701 PointsI have used the Nivo jQuery slider, I just wasn't sure if this was the good option for WP too. I'll give it a try. Yes, building my own theme is on the bucket list down the road. I've mostly been focusing on Rails, but a friend asked me to help them with a WP site so I thought I'd do what I can. Thanks for the thoughts.