jQuery Carousel Plugins: Best Resources, Tutorials And Examples
Daniels MekšsCarousels are handy if you have a row images and want your visitors to access them in solid and really beautiful way. With jQuery opportunities this feature is made very simple and good-looking.
In this post you’re going to find different types of premade carousel plugins and tutorials how to make your own unique carousel gallery whenever you wish, find also some little inspiration at the end of article as bonus!
1. Boutique carousel
A ready to use jQuery slider/carousel to present your images in a unique, smooth and customizable way. Simply link to the JavaScript and CSS files and apply it to your HTML element like other jQuery plugins. Customize the settings and CSS to match your style and purpose. Full documentation and examples included.
1.1. jCarousel
jCarousel is a jQuery plugin for controlling a list of items in horizontal or vertical order. The items, which can be static HTML content or loaded with (or without) AJAX, can be scrolled back and forth (with or without animation). Check out 15+ examples, tutorial how to set it up and all configuration options. Works with all major browsers. Here’s the circular dynamic carousel example.
2. jCarousel Lite
jCarousel Lite is a jQuery plugin that carries you on a carousel ride filled with images and HTML content. jCarousel Lite is not a replacement for jCarousel; rather it is a light-weight (only 2kb) alternative for users whose primary focus is not to build a full-blown image gallery.
3. Agile Carousel
Agile Carousel is a JQuery plugin that lets you create a carousel with flexible settings. Some cool features:
- Ability to show multiple slides
- Ability to show intro slide
- Ability to Disable “First” and “Last” buttons at beginning & end of carousel
Here’s an example with intro slide.
4. jQuery Carrousel
The core allows to create your own controls or effects. This plugin transforms and tags into an animated carousel.
5. jQuery Infinite Carousel Plugin
jQuery carousel plugin where small image thumbnails allow users to jump over to other images.
Features:
- Carousel never ends and images shuffle around
- Captions are optional
- Optional thumbnail controls which allow visitors to jump to any image in the carousel sequence
- Thumbnails can be styled via CSS
- It’s less than 14K
- Reusable on multiple containers within the same page
6.Step Carousel Viewer
Step Carousel Viewer displays images or even rich HTML by side scrolling them left or right. Users can step to any specific panel on demand, or browse the gallery sequentially by stepping through x number of panels each time. A smooth sliding animation is used to transition between steps.
7. Just Another Carousel
A jQuery content carousel that works with any size content and supports mouse input. Features:
- Works in FF3, IE7, Opera, and Safari.
- Supports fixed-size or variable-size children
- Supports the Meta plugin for jQuery
- Totally CSS-based allowing for high customization
- Degrades gracefully into an unordered list
8. LoopedCarousel
LoopedCarousel is a plugin made for jQuery that is not only a looping carousel, its main goal is to be extremely easy to implement. No more messing around with CSS to get your carousel to look and function properly. You want to show 5 items? Tell it “items: 5″ and so.
9. jQuery Carousel
Great looking plugin with various types of use.
10. Roundabout
Roundabout is a jQuery plugin that converts a structure of static HTML elements into a highly customizable turntable-like interactive area. In its simplest configuration, Roundabout works with ordered- and unordered-lists, however after some quick configuration, Roundabout can work with a set of nested elements.
11. How to Create a jQuery Carousel with WordPress Posts
This post will give you a quick run down of how to easily add a simple and easily customizable carousel with WordPress posts from a specified category.
12.jQuery Carousel Gallery for WordPress
This plugin builds on the built-in WordPress gallery, and replaces any gallery inserted using the
tag with a neat jQuery powered carousel.
13. Making an infinite JQuery carousel
In this tutorial you will make an infinite JQuery carousel. The infinite effect will be made by changing position of the items, when the user clicks right(next) the first item will be placed after the last item and when he clicks left(previous) the last item will be placed before the first item. You can check out the demo.
14. jQuery Infinite Carousel
Screencast how to create infinite jQuery carousel. Step by step written tutorial also available. Check out the demo and access code.
Examples
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Aaron Hall Portfolio
Corny
Mkg Studio
Deluge Studios
Golf Working
Dazzle Cat
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Bret Glassett
Chris Kaufman Portfolio
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Eyewebmaster
Posted 126 days ago 20This is one of the best source for Jquery Carousel we’ve found in the net. We have follow some of the link you’ve posted and made it.
Thank you for sharing this information.
John
Posted 136 days ago 19Hi, I found here a carousel gallery: http://www.flashxml.net/3d-carousel-menu.html , it’s not jQuery but looks very nice and it’s very customizable, I really love it.
Elixon
Posted 190 days ago 18You forget to list my own jQuery Carousel – Elixon Theatre ;-)
freebies online
Posted 228 days ago 17These are the best resources on the net.Thank you so much for posting all of these great stuff.I will definitely come back again.
freebies online
Posted 228 days ago 16Thank you so much for this article.It was really enjoying to read it so I will definitely come back again.
azella
Posted 245 days ago 15Wow, some impressive effects, thanks for that collection.
Greetz
hari
Posted 287 days ago 14Hi,i am want to show multiple categories for slide show,for one category i want to shwo 3images at a time,next,prev button are available for every category,i have developed thsi slide show by using jquery plugin jCarouselLite ,its working fine for one category ,but i don;t know how to use it for
muiltiple categories,
like
Category1
prev image, image2 image2 next
Category2
prev image, image2 image2 next
Category3
prev image, image2 image2 next
Category4
prev image, image2 image2 next,
by using jCarouselLite plugin,can you say pls how to work with it pls,
if you know then pls reply to plhkrishna@hotmail.com
hari
Posted 287 days ago 13hi,its fine,is it possible to display multiple categories by using infinite carouse,for displaying one category its fine,
if any body knows psl reply to plhkrishna@hotmail.com
jelbee
Posted 297 days ago 12Number #11 is very useful in building a customized Design featured Post since most bloggers used Worpress Script.
parkesepeti
Posted 309 days ago 11This is verry good collection.
Web Design Matt
Posted 370 days ago 10Thanks for the share! These will be very useful for my homepage!
Mike
Posted 372 days ago 9Great post, but you missed the best one:
carouFredSel.
Raghib Suleman
Posted 540 days ago 8Thanks for this post…
http://www.raghibsuleman.com/
Ivebo
Posted 546 days ago 7simple jquery http://www.ivebo.net/
Sylvain Gougouzian
Posted 566 days ago 6jQuery carrousel has a new version : moodular.
http://www.gougouzian.fr/projects/jquery/moodular !!!
Better design, new effects …
Pawel
Posted 598 days ago 5@Luis Lopez
“flash is dead”
Flash will come back. HTML5 techniques could catch up in more than 2-3 years. Iphone is getting threatening competition, and all of them support flash. Removing flash from internet and having nothing to REALLY replace it make me belive that Steve Jobs made this move too early.
He wanted to have monopoly in iPhone applications but it’s time to pay for that. And to pay not by paying enourmous fine but by loosing shares in phones market.
Elio
Posted 683 days ago 4The jQuery Carrousel by Sylvain Gougouzian is particularly interesting since it not only handles variable widths but also heights.
Multyshades
Posted 686 days ago 3its a great combination of jqurey plug ins, tutorials and resources, you done well, thanks for share this useful stuff.
Luis Lopez
Posted 688 days ago 2Excellent, Honestly I love carrousels and I think Jquery is the best tool to get a nice one on your site, (flash is dead) and with those tutorials it could be really easier.
Thanks!!!
Ben
Posted 688 days ago 1Great selection, have often though about dabbling in Jquery but it would be a whole new learning curve for me.
Still looking to get to grips with WordPress, one thing at a time methinks, nonetheless thanks for this, added to my bookmarks to delve into at a later date!