History: Slider Comparison

            {syntax type="markdown"  editor="wysiwyg"} ## Slider Comparison


Tiki includes several content sliders (also known as carousels, image rotaters, swipers, or slide shows) that can be used to display a series of images or other content. This table is to provide some help in deciding which one to use.


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| **Slider Name** | **Plugin Name** | Author URL | Code Repository | Since | Status | Pluses | Minuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiper | ((PluginSwiper)) (wikiplugin_swiper) | [https://swiperjs.com/] | Github | ((Tiki19 | \#Plugin_Swiper | Tiki 19)) | Active (*Recommended*) | Lots of features. See http://swiperjs.com/demos/ |  |
| Bootstrap Carousel | List (wikiplugin_list) <br /> ((PluginList output control block | \#Carousel_Formatting)) | [https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.6/examples/carousel/] | Github |  | Active | Works with List wiki plugin. | No plugin help modal.<br /> Sparse Tiki documentation. <br />Depends on ((Search)), which adds a layer of complexity (for example, search set up and index rebuilding). |
| Anything Slider | Slider (wikiplugin_slider) <br />([https://doc.tiki.org/PluginSlider]) | [ http://css-tricks.github.io/AnythingSlider] | https://github.com/CSS-Tricks/AnythingSlider/ |  | Was removed before ((Tiki25)). Support is active but latest code commit was on 2018.<br />Issues being responded to (https://github.com/CSS-Tricks/AnythingSlider/issues) | Visual theme options <br />Interface options | Doesn't work in a module zone. Also param `resizecontents` needs to be "y" due to incompatibility with current jQuery. |
| Infinite Carousel | Carousel (wikiplugin_carousel) <br />([https://doc.tiki.org/PluginCarousel]) | [http://www.catchmyfame.com/catchmyfame-jquery-plugins/jquery-infinite-carousel-plugin/] |  |  | Will be removed before ((Tiki25)). Not active. <br />Latest commit: version 3.0.3 – January 24, 2013 |  |  |  |
| Galleriffic | Galleriffic (wikiplugin_galleriffic) <br />([https://doc.tiki.org/PluginGalleriffic]) | [http://www.twospy.com/galleriffic/] |  |  | Will be removed before ((Tiki25)). Not active. <br />Latest commit: November 14, 2009%%%Code hosted at Google Code ("After January 2016 you will no longer be able to access source code from a version control client; however project data will still be available from the Google Code Archive.")<br />From [https://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/ReadOnlyTransition] | Includes a clickable array of thumbnails below the slides. |  |

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## Related links

- https://shouldiuseacarousel.com/