Description
Billaviz Image Scrolling lets you create automatic image sliders directly inside Gutenberg. Select your images from the WordPress Media Library, configure the display and animation settings, and see a live preview while editing.
Features
- One-Shot display mode: one image visible at a time, adapting to the width of the parent Gutenberg container.
- Strip display mode: multiple images visible at once, automatically fitted to the available container width.
- Autoplay on/off. If navigation arrows are hidden, autoplay is enabled automatically.
- Optional navigation arrows.
- Optional slide indicators.
- Fade, Slide and Zoom transitions.
- Adjustable pause time and transition speed.
- Optional stop on mouse hover.
- Original, Square 1:1, Standard 4:3, Portrait 3:4, Classic 3:2, Classic Portrait 2:3, Wide 19:9 and Tall 9:16 formats.
- Thumbnail, Medium and Full Size image quality.
- Crop images to fit.
- Adjustable block spacing.
- Responsive layout.
- The slider automatically follows the width of its Gutenberg parent container; width is not configured inside Billaviz Image Scrolling.
- Live Gutenberg editor preview.
- Automatic responsive multi-image carousel fitting in Strip mode based on available width, slider height, image format and spacing.
Usage
Select images using the Media Library. Use Display mode to choose One-Shot or Strip, then configure the format, image quality, crop behavior, spacing, autoplay, navigation, indicators and animation. One-Shot shows one image at a time; Strip automatically fits multiple images to the available container width.
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Billaviz Image Scrolling A lightweight image slider block for Gutenberg.
Installation
- Go to Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin.
- Upload the billaviz-image-scrolling.zip file.
- Click Install Now and then Activate Plugin.
- Open a Gutenberg page or post.
- Add the Billaviz Image Scrolling block.
- Select your images and configure the settings in the Block sidebar.
FAQ
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What is the difference between One-Shot and Strip?
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One-Shot displays one image at a time and adapts it to the available container width. Strip displays multiple images at once and automatically calculates how many fit from the available width, slider height, format and spacing.
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Is Billaviz Image Scrolling a native Gutenberg block?
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Yes. Billaviz Image Scrolling is registered as a Gutenberg block and can be inserted directly from the WordPress block inserter.
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Does Billaviz Image Scrolling require another slider plugin?
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No. The plugin includes its editor controls and front-end slider behavior.
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How is the slider width determined?
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Billaviz Image Scrolling has no independent width setting. It follows the width supplied by its Gutenberg parent container, such as a Group or Column.
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Can I use many images?
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Yes. Select multiple images from the WordPress Media Library and manage the selection with Edit images.
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Autoplay is enabled automatically so users can still move through the slides.
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What is the difference between pause time and transition speed?
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Pause time controls how long an image remains visible. Transition speed controls the duration of the visual transition.
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Does cropping modify the original image?
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No. Crop images to fit only changes how the image is displayed inside the selected format.
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Can Billaviz Image Scrolling be used inside Groups and Columns?
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Yes. It is designed to work as a standard Gutenberg block inside common Gutenberg layout blocks.
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Contributors & Developers
“Billaviz Image Scrolling” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.3.6
- Renamed the plugin to Billaviz Image Scrolling and updated the block name and repository slug for WordPress.org review.
- Updated plugin metadata and documentation to use the new distinctive identity.
1.3.3
- Updated the block to Block API version 3 for WordPress iframe editor compatibility.
- Updated repository metadata and licensing documentation for WordPress.org submission.
1.3.2
- Updated WordPress.org compatibility metadata for the current WordPress 7.1 release line.
- Updated internal block metadata to match the plugin release version.
- Final pre-submission documentation and metadata cleanup.
1.3.1
- Updated the View details documentation to fully describe One-Shot and Strip display modes.
- Updated the FAQ to reflect the One-Shot and Strip display mode system.
- Corrected the historical changelog version label.
- Added GPLv2 or later license metadata.
1.3.0
- Added One-Shot display mode for one image visible at a time.
- Added Strip display mode for responsive multi-image layouts.
- One-Shot adapts to the parent container width and selected image format.
- Added dedicated One-Shot transitions for Fade, Slide and Zoom.
- Updated the Gutenberg editor preview and controls for the two display modes.
1.2.3
- Removed the Billaviz Image Scrolling Width setting from the Display panel.
- Removed block-level Default, Wide and Full alignment support from Billaviz Image Scrolling.
- Billaviz Image Scrolling now always fills the width supplied by its parent Gutenberg container.
- Preserved automatic visible-image calculation based on real container width, slider height, image format and spacing.
- Improved behavior when Billaviz Image Scrolling is placed inside Gutenberg Groups, Columns and other layout containers.
1.2.0
- Reworked the multi-image carousel layout from a fixed slide count to dynamic width-based fitting.
- Added automatic calculation of visible images from the real available width, slider height, selected format and spacing.
- Added custom Slider height with Reset to automatic format ratio.
- Removed block-level width/alignment controls. Billaviz Image Scrolling now follows the width of its parent Gutenberg container.
- Improved Original format by calculating each image width from its own aspect ratio.
- Rebuilt the editor preview and front-end carousel around a horizontal track with responsive item widths.
- Removed the concept of a manually selected number of visible images.
1.1.4
- Rebuilt the editor asset with a unique filename to prevent stale browser/editor caching.
- Added working Slider height and Width controls to the Display panel.
- Added automatic responsive calculation of visible images from available width, height, format and spacing.
- Removed the fixed Visible images setting.
- Added an editor readout showing the automatically calculated number of visible images.
- Added Default, Wide and Full alignment behavior.
- Resetting Slider height restores the selected format ratio.
1.1.3
- Version metadata maintenance release.
1.1.1
- Replaced the manual visible-image count with automatic responsive fitting based on available width and slider height.
- Added multi-image carousel movement with one-image-at-a-time navigation.
- Preserved autoplay, arrows, indicators, hover pause, spacing, image quality, crop and format settings.
- Added multi-image support to the live Gutenberg preview.
- Improved responsive carousel rendering.
1.1.2
- Expanded the View details window with Description, Installation, FAQ and Changelog tabs.
- Added detailed English documentation and minimum requirements.
- Updated the promotional cover with fully English content.
1.0.14
- Fixed the View details link placement so it appears only in the standard plugin meta row.
1.0.12
- Moved View details into the standard plugin meta row, matching WordPress plugin conventions.
1.0.11
- Improved the Plugins page View details placement.
- Added the Billaviz Image Scrolling promotional cover to the View details popup.
- Removed duplicate Billaviz attribution from plugin row metadata.
1.0.10
- Added autoplay control.
- Added navigation arrows control.
- Added slide indicators control.
- Added interactive arrows and indicators to the editor preview.
- Added English interface and documentation.
- Added a View details plugin action with an English feature and installation overview.
- Added Billaviz attribution.