---
title: "Quick Start Presets"
url: "https://divipeople.com/docs/divi-carousel-quick-start-presets-doc.md"
canonical: "https://divipeople.com/docs/divi-carousel-quick-start-presets-doc/"
published: "2026-08-08"
modified: "2026-08-08"
author: "Fahim Reza"
tags:
  - "Divi Carousel Free"
  - "Divi Carousel Pro"
---

# Quick Start Presets

**Quick Start presets** let you configure a whole carousel in one click. Open any carousel module’s settings and you will find a **Quick Start** group at the top of the **Content** tab. Choosing a preset writes a complete set of options — slide count, spacing, navigation, autoplay, transition — in a single step.

There are **104 presets across the twelve Divi Carousel Pro modules**: eight that every module shares, plus extra ones tailored to particular modules.

## Key Features

- **One click, complete configuration** — no need to set a dozen options by hand.
- **Nothing is locked** — a preset only sets values. Every one stays editable afterwards, exactly as if you had typed it in yourself.
- **Your existing edits survive** — each option is written individually, so applying a preset never wipes settings the preset does not mention.
- **Available on every module**, in both Divi Carousel Free and Divi Carousel Pro.

## Applying a Preset

1. Edit a page with the Divi Visual Builder and open any carousel module’s settings.
2. Open the **Content** tab. The **Quick Start** group sits at the top.
3. Click a preset. The carousel updates immediately in the builder.
4. Adjust anything you like afterwards — the preset is a starting point, not a lock.

> **Presets are a starting point.** Applying one is the same as changing those settings by hand. You can apply a preset, then change the slide count, swap the navigation style, or turn autoplay back on, and nothing reverts.

## The Eight Shared Presets

These are available on every carousel module.

- **Default** — three slides across, arrows, autoplay off. The sensible baseline for most sections.
- **Showcase** — a single centred slide with arrows and dots. Good for hero content where one image should dominate.
- **Dense Grid** — four across with tight 8px gaps, scrolling two at a time. Suits logos, thumbnails, and large sets.
- **Compact Mobile** — one slide with dots only and auto height. No arrows to crowd small screens.
- **Continuous** — looping autoplay every four seconds that pauses when a visitor hovers or interacts. A pause control appears automatically whenever autoplay is on.
- **Crossfade** — one slide at a time with a 900ms fade instead of a slide.
- **Vertical** — a stacked vertical scroll in a 420px-tall frame. Built for sidebars and narrow columns.
- **Right to Left** — right-to-left sliding for RTL languages, with drag direction, arrow order and keyboard order all flipped.

## Module-Specific Presets

Some modules add presets of their own. Unlike the shared eight, a few of these also set *design*, not just behaviour.

- **Post Carousel — Editorial** — boxed cards, one category instead of every category, a capped excerpt, newest first.
- **Post Carousel — Minimal** — text only. No image, category, author or comment count.
- **Product Carousel — Shop Card** — boxed cards, square product images, cart and quick-view revealed on hover.
- **Product Carousel — Showcase** — three larger products in a portrait crop, with no category line.
- **Testimonial Carousel — Single Quote** — one testimonial at a time at equal height, so the dots do not jump between slides.

## FAQ

### Will a preset overwrite the styling I have already done?

No. A preset only changes the specific options it lists. Every other setting on the module — including your own colour, spacing and typography choices — is left exactly as it was.

### Can I undo a preset?

Use the Visual Builder’s normal undo. Because a preset is just a set of ordinary setting changes, undo reverses it like any other edit.

### Do presets work in Divi 4?

Quick Start presets are a Divi 5 feature. Divi 4 modules keep all their existing settings and continue to work, but the preset picker appears only in the Divi 5 Visual Builder.

### Are presets available in the free plugin?

Yes. The eight shared presets are in Divi Carousel Free as well, on every module it ships.