Sliding Image Banner

Sliding Image Banner by Will Myers turns ordinary Squarespace 7.1 page sections into a full-width slider, and the word that matters is sections. Each slide is a complete section with its own blocks, text, buttons and background, including background video, so you edit every slide natively in the Squarespace editor and the plugin handles the sliding. Squarespace 7.1 dropped the background image slider that 7.0 templates had, and years on there is still no native replacement. This is the most complete third-party answer I have used.

What it does

Autoplay, pagination dots or numbered bullets, navigation arrows and touch to swipe on mobile are all included, with a choice of fade or coverflow transitions. You can show multiple or partial slides per view for a peek-at-the-next-slide effect, keep a static first slide sitting over the top of sliding images, or place a static image underneath sliding content. Colour theme matching picks up your site's palette automatically. If a slide uses a native background video, the plugin pauses it while that slide is inactive, which keeps the page from downloading several videos at once.

Who it suits

Designers who want a hero slideshow with real content on each slide rather than bare images, agencies rebuilding 7.0 sites on 7.1 that relied on the old banner slider, and businesses with several offers or announcements that deserve the top of the page in turn. If you only need to slide images, a gallery section will do; this plugin earns its place when each slide carries text and buttons.

Considerations

Slides cannot be combined with Squarespace's section dividers, so slider sections need straight edges. Custom code requires a Core plan or higher (Business or Commerce on older plans), and Will Myers do not guarantee compatibility with other plugins or third-party code. Support is on a best-effort basis for the first 60 days after purchase and covers universal technical issues rather than individual customisation. The single licence covers one website; a multi-use licence covers unlimited sites and templates built for resale, and it is priced separately on the vendor page.

Setup

Installation is copy and paste code with a video walkthrough, and the plugin is maintained by the developer so updates arrive without you reinstalling. A demo site is linked from the vendor page with the password "demo". Expect an hour or so to install and style the first slider, then a few minutes per additional slide.

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