Monday, May 8, 2023

How to Customize Colors on Your WordPress Website

Do you want to customize colors on your WordPress website?

Colors play a vital role in making your website aesthetically pleasing and establishing its brand identity. Luckily, WordPress makes it super easy to customize colors across your entire site.

In this article, we will show you how to easily customize colors on your WordPress website, including background, header, text, and link colors.

Customizing colors on WordPress website

What Is Color Theory?

Before you can start customizing colors on your WordPress website, it is important to understand color theory.

Color theory is the study of colors and how they work together. It helps designers create color combinations that complement each other.

When designing a website, you need to choose colors that look good together. This will make your website look more attractive to your visitors, which can improve user experience and increase engagement.

Different colors can create different emotions and feelings in people, and color theory can help you choose the right combination for your website.

For instance, red is often used to represent food and restaurants. On the other hand, blue is usually used on banking and financial websites.

That is because red can create feelings of warmth, energy, and passion, whereas blue signifies trust, security, and calmness.

Color theory

Apart from complementing colors, you can also use color contrast to draw attention to important areas of your WordPress blog.

This allows you to make your content more readable, establish a strong brand identity, and create a specific mood on the website.

What Are WordPress Themes, and Can You Change Theme Colors?

WordPress themes control how your website looks to the user. A typical WordPress theme is a set of pre-designed templates you install on your website to change its appearance and layout.

Themes make your website more attractive, easier to use, and increase engagement.

Themes

You can also create your own themes from scratch using plugins like SeedProd and the Thrive Theme Builder.

With WordPress, you can easily customize themes and change their background, font, button, and link colors.

However, keep in mind that some themes come with pre-defined color choices, while others offer more flexibility to choose your own.

That being said, let’s see how you can easily customize colors in WordPress.

How to Customize Colors in WordPress

You can customize colors in WordPress using many different methods, including the theme customizer, the full site editor, custom CSS, page builder plugins, and more.

Change Colors Using the Theme Customizer

It is super easy to change colors using the built-in WordPress theme customizer.

First, visit the Appearance » Customize page from the admin sidebar.

Note: If you cannot find the ‘Customize’ tab in your WordPress dashboard, then this means that you are using a block theme. Scroll down to the next section of this tutorial to find out how to change colors in a block theme.

For this tutorial, we will be using the default Twenty Twenty-One theme.

Remember that the theme customizer may look different depending on the theme you are currently using.

Click on the Color and dark mode panel in the theme customizer

For example, the Twenty Twenty-One theme comes with a ‘Colors and Dark Mode’ panel that allows users to select a background color and customize dark mode.

After opening the panel, simply click on the ‘Select Color’ option. This will open up the Color Picker, where you can choose your preferred background color.

Once you are done, don’t forget to click the ‘Publish’ button at the top to save your changes and make them live on your website.

Change the bacground color in the theme customizer

Change Colors in the Full Site Editor

If you are using a block-based theme, then you won’t have access to the theme customizer. However, you can use the full site editor (FSE) to change colors on your website.

First, head to the Appearance » Editor screen from the admin sidebar to launch the full site editor.

Now, you have to click on the ‘Styles’ icon in the top-right corner of the screen.

Click on the Styles icon and choose the Colors panel

This will open the ‘Styles’ column, where you need to click on the ‘Colors’ panel.

You can change the theme’s background, text, link, heading, and button colors from here.

Open Styles panel to save changes

Once you are done, click the ‘Save’ button to store your settings.

Change Colors Using Custom CSS

CSS is a language that you can use to change the visual appearance of your website, including its colors. You can save custom CSS in your theme settings to apply your customizations to your entire site.

However, the custom CSS code will no longer apply if you switch themes on your website or update your existing theme.

That’s why we recommend using the WPCode plugin, which is the best WordPress code snippets plugin on the market. It is the easiest way to add custom CSS code, and it will allow you to safely customize colors on your WordPress website.

First, you will need to install and activate the WPCode plugin. For more instructions, please see our beginner’s guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Note: There is also a free version of WPCode that you can use. However, we recommend upgrading to a paid plan to unlock the full potential of the plugin.

Once you have activated WPCode, you need to visit the Code Snippets » + Add Snippets page from the admin sidebar.

Simply click the ‘Use snippet’ button under the ‘Add Your Custom Code (New Snippet)’ heading.

Add new snippet

Once you are on the ‘Create Custom Snippet’ page, you can start by typing a name for your code.

After that, just select ‘CSS Snippet’ as the ‘Code Type’ from the dropdown menu.

Choose CSS Snippet as the code type

Next, you must add the custom CSS code in the ‘Code Preview’ box.

For this section, we are adding custom CSS code that changes the text color on the website:

p   { color:#990000;  }
Add CSS code

Once you have done that, scroll down to the ‘Insertion’ section.

Here, you can choose the ‘Auto Insert’ option if you want the code to be executed automatically upon activation.

You can also add a shortcode to specific WordPress pages or posts.

Choose an insertion method

Once you are done, simply scroll back to the top of the page and toggle the ‘Inactive’ switch to ‘Active’.

Finally, you need to click the ‘Save Snippet’ button to apply the CSS code to your website.

Activate and save the CSS Snippet

Change Colors Using SeedProd

You can also customize colors using the SeedProd plugin.

It is the best WordPress page builder on the market that allows you to create themes from scratch without using any code.

First, you need to install and activate the SeedProd plugin. For more details, you can read our beginner’s guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, head to the SeedProd » Theme Builder page from the WordPress admin sidebar.

From here, click on the ‘Theme Template Kits’ button at the top.

Note: If you want to create your own theme from scratch, then you will need to click on the ‘+ Add New Theme Template’ button instead.

Click the Theme Template Kit button to create a theme

This will take you to the ‘Theme Template Kit Chooser’ page. Here, you can choose from any of the pre-made theme templates offered by SeedProd.

For more details, see our tutorial on how to easily create a WordPress theme without any code.

Choose a theme template

After choosing a theme, you will be redirected to the ‘Theme Templates’ page.

Here, you need to toggle the ‘Enable SeedProd Theme’ switch to ‘Yes’ to activate the theme.

Now, you must click the ‘Edit Design’ link under any theme page to open up the drag-and-drop editor.

Toggle the switch to enable the theme and click on Edit Design link to open editor

Once you are there, click the gear icon at the bottom of the left column.

This will direct you to the ‘Global CSS’ settings.

Click the gear icon to open up the Global CSS page

From here, you can customize the colors of your website background, text, buttons, links, and more.

Once you are happy with your choices, click on the ‘Save’ button to store your settings.

Customize colors on the Global Settings page

How to Change the Background Color in WordPress

All WordPress themes come with a default background color. However, you can easily change it to personalize your website and improve its readability.

If you are using a block theme, then you will have to change the background color using the full site editor.

First, you must head to the Appearance » Editor screen from the admin sidebar.

Once the full site editor has launched, click on the ‘Styles’ icon in the top-right corner of the screen.

After that, simply click on the ‘Colors’ panel to open up additional settings

Click on the Styles icon and choose the Colors panel

In the ‘Colors’ panel, you can now manage the default color of different elements on your website.

Here, you need to click on the ‘Background’ option under the ‘Elements’ section.

Choose the Background option in the Colors panel

Once the ‘Background’ panel has expanded, you can choose your website background color from here.

All WordPress themes offer a number of default website colors that you can choose from.

However, if you want to use a custom color, then you need to click on the Custom Color tool.

This will open up the Color Picker, where you can select a color of your choice.

Choose a background color from the Color Picker

You can also use gradient colors for your website background.

For this, you will first need to switch to the ‘Gradient’ tab at the top.

Next, you can choose a default gradient from the theme or select your own gradient colors with the help of the Color Picker tool.

Create a gradient background color

Once you are done, don’t forget to click on the ‘Save’ button to store your settings.

You can also change your website’s background using the theme customizer, SeedProd, and custom CSS.

For more detailed instructions, you may want to see our guide on how to change the background color in WordPress.

How to Change the Header Color in WordPress

Many WordPress themes come with a built-in header at the top of the page. It usually contains important page links, social icons, CTAs, and more.

The WPBeginner Header

If you are using a block theme, then you can easily customize the WordPress header using the full site editor.

First, you need to visit the Appearance » Editor screen from the admin sidebar to launch the full site editor. Once there, select the ‘Header’ template at the top by double-clicking on it.

From here, simply scroll down to the ‘Color’ section and click on the ‘Background’ option.

Double click the Header block to open up its settings in the right column

This will open a popup where you can choose a default color for your header.

You can also select a custom color by opening the Color Picker tool.

Choose a header color

To customize your header using a color gradient, you need to switch to the ‘Gradient’ tab.

After that, you can choose a default gradient option or customize your own using the Color Picker.

Create a gradient header

Finally, click on the ‘Save’ button to store your settings.

If you want to change the header color using the theme customizer or additional CSS, then you may want to read our beginner’s guide on how to customize your WordPress header.

How to Change the Text Color in WordPress

Changing the text color can help improve the readability of your WordPress blog.

If you are using a block theme, then you will have to change the text color using the full site editor.

You can start by visiting the Appearance » Editor screen from the admin sidebar. This will launch the full site editor, where you must click the ‘Styles’ icon in the top-right corner.

Go to the Colors panel from the full site editor

Next, you need to click on the ‘Colors’ panel to access the additional settings.

Once you are there, go ahead and click on the ‘Text’ option under the ‘Elements’ section.

Click on the text option in the Colors panel

Once the text color settings have opened, you will be able to see a number of text colors under the ‘Default’ section.

Alternatively, you can also use a custom text color by clicking on the Custom Color tool and opening up the Color Picker.

Change text color using color picker

Once you have made your choice, simply click on the ‘Save’ button to store the changes.

Bonus Tip: You can use the WebAIM Contrast Checker tool to check if your background and text color work together. The tool can help you improve text readability on your website.

Check text and background color contrast

To customize text color using CSS, the theme customizer, or SeedProd, you may want to see our guide on how to change the text color in WordPress.

How to Change the Text Selection Color in WordPress

When a visitor selects text on your website, it will show a background color. The default color is blue.

Text selection color

However, sometimes the color may not blend well with your WordPress theme, and you might want to change it.

Adding CSS code to your theme files can easily change the text selection color. However, keep in mind that switching to another theme or updating your current theme will make the CSS code disappear.

That’s why we recommend using the WPCode plugin, which is the best WordPress code snippets plugin on the market.

First, you need to install and activate the WPCode plugin. For more instructions, please see our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, head over to the Code Snippets » + Add Snippets page from the admin sidebar.

Then, simply click the ‘Use Snippet’ button under the ‘Add Your Custom Code (New Snippet)’ heading.

Add new snippet

Once you are on the ‘Create Custom Snippet’ page, you can start by typing a name for your code snippet.

After that, you must choose ‘CSS Snippet’ as the ‘Code Type’ from the dropdown menu on the right.

Choose CSS Snippet as code type for the text selection color snippet

Now, go ahead and copy and paste the following CSS code into the ‘Code Preview’ box.

::-moz-selection {
    background-color: #ff6200;
    color: #fff;
}
 
::selection {
    background-color: #ff6200;
    color: #fff;
}

You can change the text selection color by substituting the hex code next to the ‘background-color’ in the CSS snippet.

Copy and paste the text color selection code snippet

Once you have added the code, scroll down to the ‘Insertion’ section.

Here, you need to choose the ‘Auto Insert’ method to execute the code automatically upon activation.

Choose an insertion method

After that, scroll back to the top and toggle the ‘Inactive’ switch to ‘Active’.

Finally, go ahead and click the ‘Save Snippet’ button to store your changes.

Activate and save the text selection color snippet

Now, you can visit your website to check the text selection color.

You can also change the text selection color using the theme customizer or a plugin. For more details, please see our tutorial on how to change the default text selection color in WordPress.

Text selection color preview

You can easily change the link color in WordPress using the full site editor or custom CSS.

If you are using a block theme, then head to the Appearance » Editor screen from the admin sidebar.

Once the full site editor has launched, you must click on the ‘Styles’ icon in the top-right corner.

Go to the Colors panel from the full site editor

Next, click on the ‘Colors’ panel in the right column to see additional settings.

Once you are there, simply click on the ‘Links’ panel.

Click on the Links panel

This will launch the link color settings, and you will see multiple default link colors displayed in the right column.

However, you can also use a custom link color by clicking on the Custom Color tool to open the Color Picker.

Use the color picker for link color

You can also change the hover link color using the FSE. This means the link color will change when someone hovers their mouse over it.

First, you will need to switch to the ‘Hover’ tab from the top.

Once there, you can choose a default or custom color to change the hover link color.

Change the hover link color

Finally, click on the ‘Save’ button to store your settings.

For more detailed instructions, you may want to see our guide on how to change the link color in WordPress.

How to Change the Admin Color Scheme in WordPress

You can also change the admin color scheme in WordPress if you want. This method can be helpful if you want the admin dashboard to match your website’s branding or use your favorite colors.

However, keep in mind that changing the color scheme of the WordPress dashboard will not affect the visible part of your website.

To change the admin color scheme, simply visit the Users » Profile page from the admin sidebar.

You will see multiple color schemes next to the ‘Admin Color Scheme’ option.

Choose the one you prefer and then click the ‘Update Profile’ button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

Change the color scheme of the admin dashboard

For more detailed instructions, please see our beginner’s guide on how to change the admin color scheme in WordPress.

We hope this article helped you learn how to customize colors on your WordPress website. You may also want to see our ultimate WordPress SEO guide and our article on how to choose a perfect color scheme for your WordPress website.

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May 08, 2023 at 04:00PM

Friday, May 5, 2023

How to Easily Create a Responsive Slider in WordPress

Do you want to create a responsive slider for your WordPress website?

Sliders are commonly used on the front page of websites to showcase your most important products, services, testimonials or other content in an interactive way.

In this article, we will show you how to add a responsive slider to your WordPress website.

How to easily create a responsive slider in WordPress

Why Add a Responsive WordPress Slider to your Website?

A slider or slideshow is a great way to highlight your most popular WooCommerce products, latest YouTube videos, customer reviews, and more.

Yelp reviews slider

Some sliders autoplay, so they move between slides automatically. This allows you to display lots of information in a small space, which leaves plenty of room to show other content.

For this reason, many websites use sliders on their most important pages, such as a landing page, home page, or sales pages.

Even if a slider is set to autoplay, visitors can typically move between slides manually by clicking on navigation buttons. In this way, a slider encourages visitors to interact with your site, which makes it more engaging.

You can see in the GIF below how dynamic a slider can make a page.

An example of a WordPress slider, created using SeedProd

With that said, let’s see how you can easily create a responsive slider in WordPress. Simply use the quick links below to jump straight to the method you want to use.

Method 1. Create a Responsive WordPress Slider Using a Plugin (Quick and Easy)

If you want to create a simple slider that looks good on desktop and mobile, then we recommend using the Soliloquy plugin.

This WordPress slider plugin lets you create slides using images from your media library and can also show videos hosted on third-party platforms like YouTube.

An example of a responsive slider, created using Soliloquy

You can also add alt text and captions to each slide, which is great for WordPress SEO.

First, you’ll need to sign up for a Soliloquy account. After that, you can install and activate the Soliloquy plugin on your website. For more details, you can follow our guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, go to Soliloquy » Settings in the WordPress dashboard and enter your license key.

Activating the Soliloquy WordPress plugin

You can find the key by logging into your account on the Soliloquy website. After entering this information, click on the ‘Verify Key’ button.

With that done, you can add a new slider to your WordPress website by going to Soliloquy » Add New.

Creating a new responsive slider using a WordPress plugin

You can start by typing in a title. This is just for your reference so you can use anything that helps you identify the slider in your WordPress dashboard.

Next, it’s time to add images and videos to the slider. You can either drag and drop files onto the editor, or click ‘Select Files From Other Sources.’

Adding files to a responsive WordPress slider

If you want to use images, then you can add those files in exactly the same way you add images in the WordPress block editor.

If you want to include videos, then we recommend uploading them to a video hosting site like YouTube or Vimeo. Uploading videos directly to your website is not a good idea, as it can slow down your website and take up a lot of storage.

Meanwhile, platforms like YouTube are optimized for video, so you can show high-resolution videos in your sliders without negatively affecting your website.

After choosing a video hosting platform, you’ll need to upload all the videos you want to include in the WordPress slider. If you’re not sure how to upload videos, then we recommend reading the official documentation or user manual for your chosen video platform.

With that done, simply click on the ‘Select Files from Other Sources’ button and then select ‘Insert Video Slide.’

Adding videos to a responsive WordPress slider

You can now go ahead and paste the video’s URL into the ‘Video URL’ field.

Soliloquy shows all the supported link formats along the right-hand side, so make sure your link uses one of these formats.

Adding YouTube videos to a mobile-friendly slider

With that done, you can go ahead and type a title into the ‘Title’ field. This is just for your reference so you can use anything you want. You can also add alt text, which will help the search engines understand what this slide is all about.

After that, you can type an optional caption into the ‘Caption’ field. This will be shown in a grey bar along the bottom of the video before the visitor presses ‘Play.’

Adding videos to a responsive slider

If you don’t want to show this bar, then simply leave the ‘Caption’ field empty.

When you’re happy with the information you’ve entered, you can create more slides by clicking on ‘Add Another Video Slide.’

To configure this new slide, simply follow the same process described above.

Adding videos to a WordPress slider

Once you’ve created all your slides, go ahead and click on ‘Insert into Slider.’

You’ll now see all your slides in the ‘Currently in Your Slider’ section.

Creating a responsive slider in WordPress using Soliloquy

Next, you can click on the ‘Configuration’ tab and change the slider display settings. For example, there are options to choose a new slider theme, change the image size, and change the position of the slider and captions.

You can also customize the slider arrows and the pause/play button, adjust the transition speed, change the delay time, and more.

Configuring a WordPress image and video slider

Next, you’ll want to make sure your slider looks just as good on mobile devices, as it does on computers and laptops.

That said, click on the ‘Mobile’ tab and check the box next to ‘Create Mobile Slider Images.’

Add mobile dimensions to a responsive WordPress slider

You can then type in the sizes you want to use for the images and videos on mobile devices. When making these decisions, it may help to view the mobile version of your WordPress site on desktop.

By default, Soliloquy will hide captions for mobile users. Often, this helps the slides fit more comfortably on the smaller screens typically used by smartphones and tablets.

For that reason, we recommend leaving this setting disabled, but you can check the box next to ‘Show Captions on Mobile’ if you prefer.

With that done, click on the ‘Misc’ tab. Here, you can add custom CSS to your slider, edit the slider title and slug, and export the slider.

Adding custom CSS to a mobile-friendly slider

When you’re happy with how the slider is set up, go ahead and click on the ‘Publish’ button.

Soliloquy will automatically create a shortcode that you can add to any page, post, or widget-ready area.

Adding a shortcode to your WordPress blog or website

For more information on how to place the shortcode, please see our guide on how to add a shortcode in WordPress.

You’ll also notice some code snippets that you can add to your WordPress theme.

Adding custom code to a WordPress theme

For step-by-step instructions, see our guide on how to easily add custom code in WordPress.

The easiest way to add the slider to your site is by using the Soliloquy block. Simply go to the page or post where you want to show the slider and then click on the ‘+’ button.

In the popup that appears, type in ‘Soliloquy.’

Adding a slider to a WordPress website using a block

When the right block appears, click to add it to your WordPress blog or website.

After that, open the Soliloquy block and select the slider you just created.

Adding a Soliloquy block to your WordPress website

You can now click on the ‘Update’ or ‘Publish’ button to make the slider live.

Method 2. Create a Responsive Slider Using a Page Builder (More Customizable)

If you want to create a simple slider, then a plugin such as Soliloquy is a good choice. However, if you want to add an advanced slider to landing pages, custom home pages, or even your WordPress theme, then we recommend using a page builder plugin instead.

SeedProd is the best drag-and-drop WordPress page builder. It allows you to design custom landing pages and even create a custom WordPress theme without having to write a single line of code.

It also has an Image Carousel block that you can use to create stunning sliders.

An example of a slider, created using SeedProd

You can simply drop this ready-made block anywhere on a page and then customize it using the powerful drag-and-drop editor.

First, you need to install and activate the SeedProd plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Note: There is a free version of SeedProd that lets you create professional designs no matter what your budget. However, we’ll be using the premium SeedProd plugin since it comes with the Image Carousel block. If you’re creating a slider to promote your products or services, then the premium plugin also integrates with WooCommerce and all of the best email marketing services.

After activating the plugin, SeedProd will ask for your license key.

Adding the SeedProd license key to your WordPress website

You can find this license key under your account on the SeedProd website. After entering the information, click on the ‘Verify Key’ button.

With that done, go to SeedProd » Landing Pages in your WordPress dashboard.

Choosing a page template for a landing page

SeedProd comes with over 180 professionally designed templates that are grouped into categories. Along the top you’ll see categories that let you create beautiful coming soon pages, activate maintenance mode, create a custom login page for WordPress, and more.

All of SeedProd’s templates are easy to customize, so you can use any design you want. When you find a template you like, simply hover your mouse over it and click on the checkmark icon.

Choosing a template in SeedProd

You can now type a name for your landing page into the ‘Page Name’ field. SeedProd will automatically create a ‘Page URL’ using the page name.

It’s smart to include relevant keywords in this URL wherever possible, as this will help search engines understand what the page is about. This can often improve your WordPress SEO.

To change the page’s automatically-generated URL, simply type into the ‘Page URL’ field.

Naming your landing page or custom home page

When you’re happy with the information you’ve entered, click on ‘Save and Start Editing the Page.’ This will load the SeedProd page builder interface.

This simple drag-and-drop builder shows a live preview of your page design to the right. On the left is a menu with all the different blocks and sections you can add to the page.

The SeedProd drag-and-drop page builder

When you find a block you want to add, simply drag and drop it onto your template.

To customize a block, just click to select that block in the SeedProd editor. The left-hand menu will now update to show all the settings you can use to customize it.

Customizing SeedProd blocks

As you’re building the page, you can move blocks around your layout by dragging and dropping them. For more detailed instructions, please see our guide on how to create a landing page with WordPress.

To create a responsive slider using SeedProd, simply find the Image Carousel block in the left-hand menu and then drag it onto your layout.

Adding the Image Carousel block to a landing page design

Next, click to select the Image Carousel block in the page editor.

You can now go ahead and add all the images you want to show in the slider. To start, click on the ‘Image 1’ item that SeedProd creates by default.

Adding images to a slider using SeedProd

You can now either use a photo from SeedProd’s built-in library, or click on ‘Use Your Own Image’ and choose a file from the WordPress media library.

After choosing an image, you can add a caption that will appear below that image. SeedProd doesn’t display captions by default, but we’ll show you how to enable them later in this post.

Adding captions to an image slider in WordPress

When you’re happy with how the slide is configured, click on the ‘Add Images’ button to create another slide.

To add more slides, simply follow the same process described above.

Creating an image carousel slider using SeedProd

After adding all the images to your slider, it’s time to customize how that slider looks and acts.

In the left-hand menu, click to expand the ‘Carousel Settings’ section.

Customizing the carousel settings for your WordPress slider

To start, you can switch between light and dark modes for the slider’s navigation buttons.

To try these different modes, click on the buttons next to ‘Navigation Color Mode.’ The live preview will update automatically so you can see which mode you like the best.

Customizing the slider navigation settings

By default, the carousel shows a single slide, and visitors will need to use the navigation controls to see more content.

However, you may want to show multiple slides at once by opening the ‘Slide to Show’ dropdown and choosing a number from the list. This can be useful if the slider has lots of content and you’re worried visitors might not click through all the slides.

Showing multiple files in an image carousel

By default, visitors will need to click to see the next slide. With that in mind, you may want to enable autoplay, as this often increases how many slides a visitor sees.

To do this, click to enable the ‘Autoplay’ switch and then specify how long each slide should stay onscreen by typing a number into ‘Autoplay Speed.’

Adding an autoplaying slider to a WordPress website

If you added captions to your images, then make sure you click on the ‘Show Caption’ slider to turn it from ‘No’ to ‘Yes.’

You can also change the caption alignment.

Adding captions to a WordPress slider

Depending on the background color, you may need to change the caption color before they’re visible to visitors.

To do this, click on the ‘Advanced’ tab and then use the ‘Caption Color’ settings.

Changing the color of the image carousel captions

You can further style the text by clicking on the ‘Edit’ button next to ‘Caption Typography.’

This adds some settings where you can change the font size, line height, spacing, and more.

SeedProd's typography settings

When you’re happy with how the captions look, you can add different box shadows to the slides using the ‘Slider Image Styles’ dropdown.

These shadows can really make the slides stand out, so it’s worth trying different shadows to see whether they fit your page design.

Adding shadow styles to images using SeedProd

In the ‘Advanced’ tab you’ll also find settings that let you add a border, change the spacing, and even create an entrance animation.

Most of these settings are self-explanatory so it’s worth looking through them to see what different kind of effects you can create.

SeedProd's advanced settings

When you’re happy with how the slider looks, you can continue working on the rest of the page. Simply drag blocks onto your design and then customize them using the settings in the left-hand menu.

If you want to delete a block, then simply hover over it and then click on the trash can icon when it appears.

Deleting blocks from a SeedProd page template

When asked, go ahead and click on ‘Yes, delete it.’

When you’re happy with how the page looks, it’s time to make it live by clicking on the ‘Save’ button. Finally, select ‘Publish’ to make your slider live.

Publishing a custom page design using the SeedProd page builder

Method 3. Create a Slider Using Smash Balloon (Best For Social Posts and Reviews)

We’re more likely to try things that we see other people buying, using, or recommending. With that being said, it’s a good idea to show social proof on your website including customer reviews, testimonials, or even positive comments you’ve got on social media.

The easiest way to show social proof on your site is by using Smash Balloon. Smash Balloon has plugins that allow you to embed content from Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

It also has a Reviews Feed plugin that you can use to display reviews from Facebook, Tripadvisor, Yelp, and Google.

An example of Google reviews in a slider

However, showing lots of positive comments and reviews on your online store or website can take up a lot of space.

That’s why Smash Balloon comes with built-in carousel layouts and templates that you can use to create responsive sliders. This allows you to create social media and review slideshows with just a few clicks.

Smash Balloon's responsive slider templates

Even better, Smash Balloon will fetch new content automatically so the slider will always show the latest posts.

Another option is showing the content from your own social media accounts.

A Twitter slider, created using Smash Balloon

If visitors like what they see, they might decide to follow you on social media.

To help you get more followers, Smash Balloon comes with ready-made call to action buttons that you can add to your sliders.

An example of an Instagram slider

For detailed step-by-step instructions, please see our guides on how to add social media feeds to WordPress, and how to show Google, Facebook, and Yelp reviews in WordPress.

We hope that this article helped you learn how to easily create a responsive WordPress slider. You may also want to check out our guide on how to choose the best design software, or see our expert pick of the best live chat software for small businesses.

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May 05, 2023 at 11:00PM