Lexiata XSlider

1.5.1

• Fixed: a packaging issue in 1.5.0 that prevented the Gutenberg block and Elementor widget from loading. Both now work as intended.

1.5.0

• New: Gutenberg block — pick a slider from a dropdown, with an in-editor preview. The shortcode keeps working everywhere.
• New: Elementor widget — drop a slider into any Elementor layout with a live preview.
• New: a “Report a bug” tool in the admin header (opens a pre-filled email with environment info).
• Improved: the settings editor now saves the whole slider from a single screen — no more lost changes when switching tabs, and no more misleading “unsaved changes” prompts.
• Fixed: autoplay no longer stops permanently after a single click, and respects the configured delay.
• Fixed: dragging past the first or last slide no longer exposes an empty area behind the slider.
• Fixed: drag/swipe listeners are cleaned up correctly when a slider is removed (single-page apps / page-builder previews).
• Fixed: border-radius preset labels are now legible; the “New project” dialog no longer closes on an accidental background click.
• Compatibility: WordPress 7.0 block editor; asset cache-busting so updates always reach the browser.
• Housekeeping: documentation accuracy and internal cleanup.

1.0.0

• Initial public release.
• Custom Post Type for slider projects with private admin-only visibility.
• 8-tab settings editor: General, Size, Controls, Animations, Autoplay, Optimize, Slides, Developer.
• 4 slide animations: Horizontal, Vertical, Fade, Zoom fade.
• 4 arrow styles: Default, Circle, Square, Minimal — with adjustable size, colour, and per-device visibility.
• 4 bullet styles: Dot, Bar, Pill, Square.
• Border-radius control (0–100px) with 5 presets — Sharp, Subtle, Soft, Rounded, Pill.
• Image and Blank slide types with click-through URLs (target tab + nofollow support).
• Touch swipe and mouse drag navigation that works across all animation types.
• Keyboard arrow navigation (activates on hover, focus, or viewport visibility).
• Drag-to-reorder slides in the admin editor with mobile touch support.
• Duplicate slide, delete slide, live preview.
• Vanilla JS frontend engine — no jQuery dependency, ~5KB minified.
• Lazy initialisation with IntersectionObserver — slider boots only when scrolled into view.
• First-slide LCP optimisation via fetchpriority=”high”.
• Multisite-aware uninstall — cleans up all sites’ data on plugin deletion.
• Accessibility: ARIA roles, focus-visible outlines, prefers-reduced-motion support.
• Translation-ready — all strings use the lexiata-xslider text domain.
• Shortcode [lex_xslider id=”X”] works in any builder (Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Classic Editor, theme templates).