Free Image Slider Widget

Showcase visuals with an image slider that displays multiple images in a smooth slideshow, improves design, and keeps visitors engaged.

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The Common Ninja Image Slider widget is a free, no-code embed that displays multiple images in a smooth sliding sequence on your website.

Upload images directly or paste URLs from a CDN, pick a layout, set the autoplay and slide timing, choose a hover effect (zoom, fade, color overlay), pick a skin or layer Custom CSS, add clickable links per slide, and paste a one-line embed snippet on Canva, Hostinger, Notion, Carrd, Google Sites, Webflow, WordPress, and 200+ other platforms.

Use it to showcase products, hero banners, photography portfolios, event galleries, or marketing visuals in a fixed slot that keeps the page tight and the focus where you want it.

Why add an Image Slider widget to your website?

  • Show multiple images in one fixed slot

    A hero slot, a product gallery, a photography portfolio, an event recap — the slider cycles through images in a single frame, so the page stays tight without scrolling past five hero sections in a row. Keep the focal point clean and let the imagery rotate.

  • Catch the eye on hover with image effects

    Zoom, fade, color overlay, grayscale-to-color reveal, and other hover effects make the slider feel responsive without adding bulk to the page. Pair the effect with a clickable link per slide and the slider becomes a high-engagement conversion surface, not just decoration.

  • Link each slide to its own destination

    Every slide can carry its own URL, so a 5-image slider becomes 5 separate calls to action: route product slides to product pages, blog teasers to articles, portfolio shots to case studies. The slider stops being a passive carousel and starts driving clicks.

  • Different from a before/after slider

    A before/after slider compares two images with a draggable divider — visitors slide left and right to reveal the difference. An image slider rotates through multiple separate images in sequence. Use this Image Slider for galleries, hero rotations, and product showcases; use the Common Ninja Before & After Slider widget when the comparison itself is the message.

Get started in 3 steps

How it works

  1. Add your images

    Upload images directly from your computer or paste URLs from a CDN, your media library, or any public host. Add a custom title, alt text, and clickable link per slide so each image carries SEO weight and can route visitors to the matching product, story, or landing page.

  2. Pick a layout and customize

    Choose a slide layout (full-width hero, contained card, banner strip), set autoplay on load or hover, configure time per slide, enable swipe gestures, pick a hover effect (zoom, fade, color overlay), and arrow + pagination style. Pick a skin from the design library or layer Custom CSS for pixel-level brand match.

  3. Embed on your site

    Copy the one-line embed snippet and paste it on Canva, Hostinger, Notion, Carrd, Google Sites, or any of the 200+ supported platforms. Edits in the Common Ninja editor push to every embed without re-paste — swap an image, re-order slides, change the skin, and the live page updates.

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What you get with the Image Slider widget

Multiple layout styles

Full-width hero, contained card, banner strip, ken-burns pan-and-zoom, fade-only transition. Switch between layouts in the editor without re-uploading images. Each layout reflows responsively across mobile, tablet, and desktop breakpoints.

Hover effects on every slide

Apply zoom, fade, color overlay, or grayscale-to-color reveal on hover. Effects fire on desktop hover and tap on mobile, so the slider stays interactive across input types without breaking touch behavior.

Clickable images per slide

Set a custom URL per image. Each slide becomes a discrete call to action — product pages, landing pages, blog posts, case studies. Combine with hover effects and the slider doubles as a curated visual nav for high-engagement sections.

Stylish skins and Custom CSS

Pick from a library of pre-designed skins (minimal, magazine, dark, cinematic) for a fast brand match. Layer Custom CSS for pixel-level control over arrow shapes, pagination dots, slide spacing, hover-state finesse, and caption typography.

Everything in the editor

Also included in the editor

Image Slider Hover Effect

The Image Slider widget features hover effects which will add even an additional layer of visual effects that will make the users’ experience on your pages even more enjoyable.

Image Slider Layout Styles

The Image Slider widget comes with two layout styles — carousel and grid. You can choose from these to make the widget fit your website’s design.

Clickable Images

You can transform the Image Slider into a powerful conversion tool with the option to make the images clickable.

Easy To Use Widget

The Image Slider widget is easy to use and requires no coding knowledge. Our intuitive dashboard with the drag-and-drop feature will enable you to customize the widget any way you’d like to with just a few simple clicks.

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FAQ

Quick answers

  • Yes. The free plan covers one Image Slider widget with no time limit and no credit card. Upgrade only when you need additional widgets, more image slides per slider, premium skins, advanced hover effects, or features like conditional slide visibility and per-slide analytics tracking.

Platform-specific guides

How to add Image Slider to your website

Pick your platform. Each takes under 4 minutes.

  1. 1In the Canva editor, open the Apps panel from the left sidebar and search for Embed.
  2. 2Click the Embed app, paste the Common Ninja embed URL, and confirm to place the embed on your canvas or page.
  3. 3Resize and position the embed where the slider should appear. Publish or share — the slider renders inline with your Canva design.
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FAQ

Yes, you can. Go to the “Display Rules” tab, and choose your desired triggers. You can learn more about the different triggers & rules here: https://help.commoninja.com/hc/en-us/sections/6900365183517-Display-Rules-Triggers

Yes, you can easily do so from the “Templates” tab.

Yes, there are lots of beautiful skins that you can choose from to save time and start using the widget as quickly as possible.

Yes, you can either upload an image, or select an icon from a large selection of available icons to add to your Notification Bar, or, alternatively, leave it all blank.

It’s simple. All you need to do is to sign up and start using the free version.

Common Ninja’s Image Slider widget is free to use. It is limited to a certain amount of views, however.

Common Ninja’s Image Slider widget is compatible with ALL current and future website builders.

Yes, the Image Slider widget is GDPR-compliant.

No. Using our Image Slider widget is very simple. The widget comes with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface and fully customizable options. Once you’ve finished editing the widget to your liking, all you need to do is copy the provided code and add it to your website.

Yes. We are eager to hear your request. Please visit our Feature Request page.

An image slider is a graphical user interface element that allows users to slide through a series of images or graphics. It is often used in websites, multimedia presentations, and mobile applications to showcase a collection of images. The slider usually includes navigation buttons that allow users to switch between images manually, or it can automatically switch between images with a set interval. Image sliders are an effective way to present a series of images in an attractive and engaging manner, and they are a popular feature in modern website design

  1. Attractive Presentation: Image sliders present a series of images in a visually appealing manner, making them a great way to showcase products, portfolios, and other types of media.
  2. Space-saving: Image sliders allow multiple images to be displayed on a single page without taking up a lot of space.
  3. Easy Navigation: With image sliders, users can easily navigate through a series of images by clicking on the navigation buttons or by using the automatic sliding feature.
  4. Dynamic Content: Image sliders can be set to display different images at different times, making them a great way to showcase dynamic content such as news, events, and promotions.
  5. Increased User Engagement: Image sliders can grab the attention of users and keep them engaged with your website or application.
  6. Mobile-friendly: Image sliders are responsive, meaning they can adapt to different screen sizes and be used on a variety of devices, including mobile phones and tablets.
  7. Improved User Experience: Image sliders can make your website or application more user-friendly by providing a clean and organized way to showcase your content.


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Cycle through images in a fixed frame with autoplay, hover effects, clickable links per slide, multiple layouts, stylish skins, and Custom CSS. Embed on 200+ platforms including Canva, Hostinger, Notion, Carrd, Google Sites, and Webflow.

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