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WooSlider is a retired extension that enables you to embed slideshows of your products on pages and posts using the Classic Editor.
Inserting product slideshows
↑ Back to topWithin a page or post, click the Add Media button.
![The Add Media button highlighted on a post editing page.](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Add-Media-Button.png?w=950&h=523)
Within the Media Uploader, click the Slideshows tab and select Products from the Slideshow Type dropdown menu.
![The Slideshows and Slideshow Type options highlighted within the Media Uploader.](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wooslider-product-slideshow.png?w=950)
Next, set your preferred options for the slider and click the Insert Slideshow button.
![Slideshow customization options within the Media Uploader.](https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Insert-Slideshow.png?strip=all&w=704)
Slideshow options
↑ Back to topThe following options are available when inserting a slideshow:
- Number of Products: Sets the number of products displayed in the slideshow.
- Use thumbnails for Pagination: Decide whether to use thumbnails for navigation within the slider.
- Display “Add to Cart” button: Display an add-to-cart button on a product slide.
- Layout: Select the layout you want to use.
- Overlay: Select an overlay type for displaying the product text.
- Categories: Select the category/categories from which to display products.
- Tags: Select the product tag(s) from which to display products.
- Link the Slide Title to the product: Within a slide, this will link the title to the product.
- Check product in stock: Only display products that are in stock. Learn more about managing products in WooCommerce.
- Featured products only: Only display products that are featured.
- On sale products only: Only display products that are on sale.
Shortcode reference
↑ Back to topThe shortcode to add a product slideshow is [wooslider slider_type="products"]
. The following customization options are available:
category
: A slug (or a comma-separated list of slugs) for one or more of your product categories.tag
: A slug (or a comma-separated list of slugs) for one or more of your product tags.size
: The size of the image to be displayed. It uses a custom-registered image size or a WordPress size handle:-
large
(default) thumbnail
medium
full
-
layout
: Where to display the post title and excerpt concerning the image:text-left
(default)text-right
text-top
text-bottom
overlay
: Whether to overlay text over the image or not:none
(default)natural
full
limit
: The number of products to display (such as 1, 5, or 10):5
(default)
thumbnails
: Use thumbnails for pagination instead of the default pagination navigation:false
(default)true
- link_title_to_product: Link the title of each product to the product page:
false
(default)true
check_product_in_stock
: Only display products that are in stock:false
(default)true
display_only_featured
: Display only products which are set as Featured:false
(default)true
Image sizes/cropping
↑ Back to topProduct slider images are affected by image settings in WooCommerce. Learn more about image types and standard image dimensions in WooCommerce.