Wow Post Carousel Doc

The Post Carousel module allows you to display posts, pages, media items, or projects in a visually engaging carousel layout with flexible content control and advanced design customization.

Content

This tab controls the layout style, post source, and query behavior of the carousel.

1. Post Carousel Style – Select one of the five predefined layout designs for displaying posts.
2. Post Type – Choose the content type to display: Posts, Pages, Media, or Projects.
3. Included Categories – Display posts only from selected categories.
4. Order By – Define how posts are ordered (Author, Date, ID, Parent, Random, Title).
5. Sorted By – Control the sorting order: Ascending or Descending.
6. Post Limit – Set the maximum number of posts shown in the carousel.
7. Exclude Posts by IDs – Exclude specific posts by entering their IDs.
8. Post Offset – Skip a specific number of posts before displaying results.

Elements

This section allows you to enable or disable individual post elements inside each carousel item.

1. Show Featured Image – Displays the featured image of the post.
2. Show Title – Shows or hides the post title.
3. Show Content – Controls the visibility of post content or excerpt.
4. Show Categories – Displays assigned categories for each post.
5. Show Single Category – Displays only one category per post.
6. Show Categories Separator Comma – Separates multiple categories using commas.
7. Show Author – Displays the post author’s name.
8. Show Date – Shows the post publish date.
9. Show Date Over Image – Displays the date as an overlay on the featured image.
10. Show Comments Count – Displays the number of comments.
11. Show Read More – Enables the Read More button or link.

Carousel Settings

This toggle controls the global behavior and interaction of the testimonial carousel.

Carousel Settings → General Tab

Defines animation, layout, and responsiveness for the carousel.

1. Animation Speed – Controls how fast slides transition.
2. Autoplay – Automatically rotates testimonial slides.
3. Autoplay Speed – Sets the delay between autoplay transitions.
4. Navigation & Pagination – Displays navigation arrows, pagination dots, both, or none.
5. Use Fixed Width Slide – Maintains a consistent slide width.
6. Slides To Show – Determines the number of testimonials visible per device (responsive setting).
7. Slide Spacing – Adjusts spacing between testimonial items.
8. Apply Spacing on First & Last Items – Adds spacing to edge slides.
9. Infinite Looping – Enables continuous looping of testimonials.

Carousel Settings → Advanced Tab

Provides advanced interaction, animation, and performance options.

1. Sliding Direction – Controls slide direction, including RTL compatibility.
2. Sliding CSS Transition – Defines the easing effect for slide animations.
3. Lazy Loading – Loads testimonial content only when needed.
4. Lazy Loading Type – Choose between Progressive or On-demand loading.
5. Auto Height – Adjusts carousel height automatically based on content.
6. Swipe – Enables touch swipe navigation.
7. Pause on Hover – Pauses autoplay when the carousel is hovered.
8. Items to Scroll – Sets how many testimonials move per scroll action.
9. Vertical Mode – Displays testimonials in a vertical layout.
10. Center Mode – Highlights the center testimonial.
11. Wait For Animate – Prevents overlapping slide animations.
12. Use Custom Cursor – Enables a custom cursor effect.
13. Wrapper Spacing Top – Adds spacing above the carousel.
14. Wrapper Spacing Bottom – Adds spacing below the carousel.
15. Open Image in Lightbox – Opens testimonial images in a lightbox view.
16. Equalize Item Height – Ensures all testimonial items have equal height.

Design

This tab allows you to control the visual appearance of the Wow Post Carousel and fine-tune how each element looks across devices.

General

Controls the overall styling of carousel items, including background, alignment, and layout consistency.

Image

Provides styling options for featured images such as sizing, border radius, and visual effects.

Overlay

Allows you to customize overlay colors, opacity, and hover behavior applied to post images.

Content

Manages spacing, alignment, and background styling for the content area inside each carousel item.

Texts

Controls typography settings for post titles, excerpts, and other text elements.

Meta

Styles post meta information such as date, categories, and comment count.

Author

Customizes the appearance of the author name and related elements.

Button

Controls the design of the Read More button, including colors, spacing, and hover effects.

Navigation

Allows you to style carousel navigation arrows, including size, color, and hover states.

Pagination

Customizes pagination dots, their size, spacing, and active states.

Sizing

Controls width, height, and responsive sizing behavior of carousel elements.

Spacing

Adjusts margin and padding between carousel elements.

Filters

Applies visual filters such as blur, brightness, contrast, and grayscale effects.

Transform

Adds transform effects like scale, rotate, or translate for interactive styling.

Animation

Controls animation effects and transitions applied to carousel elements.