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Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Lexiata XSlider version 1.6.0 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
Lexiata XSlider is a tiny, blazing-fast image slider plugin built from scratch. Total footprint: about 300KB on disk, with a front-end payload of about 6KB gzipped (CSS + JS combined). No bundled libraries, no jQuery on the front-end, no third-party services.
Why XSlider?
Most slider plugins ship with hundreds of templates, layer animations, and features you will never use — and your visitors pay for every kilobyte. XSlider keeps only what you need:
Clean image sliders with optional click-through URLs
Horizontal, vertical, fade and zoom-fade animations
SEO-friendly markup with proper alt text and ARIA roles
Lazy initialisation (the slider boots only when scrolled into view)
Style via CSS classes + the WordPress Customizer (Additional CSS)
Native Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, shortcode, and PHP function — insert a slider in any editor or builder
Built for WordPress agencies and freelancers by Suresh L. lk — battle-tested in production sites.
Key features
Up to 8 settings tabs — General, Size, Controls, Animations, Autoplay, Optimize, Slides, Developer
Image and Blank slides — Blank slides support a custom background colour
Clickable URL per slide — Set link, choose target tab, optional nofollow
Drag-to-reorder slides in the editor (mouse, touch or keyboard)
Duplicate a slide or a whole slider with one click
Live preview in the slide editor
Click-to-copy shortcode and PHP code
Accessible — keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, focus rings, pauses for keyboard users and reduced-motion visitors
Mobile, tablet, desktop arrow visibility controls
RTL-ready — works on right-to-left sites
No external dependencies — pure vanilla JS front-end (~4KB gzipped)
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
image slider
responsive slider
carousel
lightweight
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.5 · PHP 7.2
Update activity27 Sept 20261mo ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version1.5.1→1.6.0
WordPress compatibility7.0.4→7.1.2
Tracking & source
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