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Use the carousel shortcode to display a carousel of several images.

Overview   Arguments   Examples   1x1 Ratio   4x3 Ratio   16x9 Ratio   21x9 Ratio   Original Aspect Ratio  

Overview  

Added in v0.7.1   

Use the carousel shortcode to display a carousel of several images, with similar behavior as the Image. As an example, the following shortcode displays a centered carousel with three slides, 16x9 aspect ratio, and a relative width of 67% on large screens.

markdown 
{{< carousel ratio="16x9" class="col-sm-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 1" >}}
  {{< img src="img/phone.jpg" caption="slide 2" >}}
  {{< img src="img/dunes.jpg" caption="slide 3" >}}
{{< /carousel >}}

Arguments  

The carousel shortcode supports the following arguments:

Name Type Required Default Comment
class string Class attributes of the element. It supports Bootstrap attributes to modify the styling of the element.
id string Unique identifier of the current element.
portrait bool v0.18.3      Flag to adjust the image ratio from landscape to portrait. The image itself is not rotated, only the crop area is adjusted. Not applicable to vector graphics.
ratio select Ratio of the media asset. When the asset is an image, it is resized and cropped (not applicable to vector graphics). For video assets, the padding of the embedded frame is adjusted. Supported values: [1x1, 3x2, 4x3, 16x9, 21x9].
Name Type Required Default
class string
Class attributes of the element. It supports Bootstrap attributes to modify the styling of the element.
id string
Unique identifier of the current element.
portrait bool
v0.18.3      Flag to adjust the image ratio from landscape to portrait. The image itself is not rotated, only the crop area is adjusted. Not applicable to vector graphics.
ratio select
Ratio of the media asset. When the asset is an image, it is resized and cropped (not applicable to vector graphics). For video assets, the padding of the embedded frame is adjusted. Supported values: [1x1, 3x2, 4x3, 16x9, 21x9].

Add an inner img element for each slide of the carousel. The img element supports the following arguments:

Name Type Required Default Comment
active bool Sets the current item as active (only one item at a time). By default, the first item is made active.
caption string Caption of the carousel slide or illustration.
loading select eager Image loading behavior. The loading of lazily loaded images is deferred until the image is within scrolling range of the viewport. This should reduce the initial loading time of the website. It is recommended to lazily load only those images that are below the page fold. Supported values: [lazy, eager].
src string, template.URL yes Path or url of the image, e.g. img/example.jpg. Images with multiple color modes are expected to have a basename that ends with either -dark or -light.
Name Type Required Default
active bool
Sets the current item as active (only one item at a time). By default, the first item is made active.
caption string
Caption of the carousel slide or illustration.
loading select eager
Image loading behavior. The loading of lazily loaded images is deferred until the image is within scrolling range of the viewport. This should reduce the initial loading time of the website. It is recommended to lazily load only those images that are below the page fold. Supported values: [lazy, eager].
src string, template.URL yes
Path or url of the image, e.g. img/example.jpg. Images with multiple color modes are expected to have a basename that ends with either -dark or -light.

Examples  

Change the ratio and orientation of your carousel with shortcode arguments.

1x1 Ratio  

Set the ratio to 1x1 for a square aspect ratio.

markdown 
{{< carousel id="carousel-1x1" ratio="1x1" class="col-sm-12 col-lg-6 mx-auto" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 1" >}}
  {{< img src="img/phone.jpg" caption="slide 2" >}}
  {{< img src="img/dunes.jpg" caption="slide 3" >}}
{{< /carousel >}}

Set the ratio to 3x2 for a landscape aspect ratio.

markdown 
{{< carousel id="carousel-3x2" ratio="3x2" class="col-sm-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 1" >}}
  {{< img src="img/phone.jpg" caption="slide 2" >}}
  {{< img src="img/dunes.jpg" caption="slide 3" >}}
{{< /carousel >}}

4x3 Ratio  

Set the ratio to 4x3 for a landscape aspect ratio.

markdown 
{{< carousel id="carousel-4x3" ratio="4x3" class="col-sm-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 1" >}}
  {{< img src="img/phone.jpg" caption="slide 2" >}}
  {{< img src="img/dunes.jpg" caption="slide 3" >}}
{{< /carousel >}}

16x9 Ratio  

Set the ratio to 16x9 for a landscape aspect ratio.

markdown 
{{< carousel id="carousel-16x9" ratio="16x9" class="col-sm-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 1" >}}
  {{< img src="img/phone.jpg" caption="slide 2" >}}
  {{< img src="img/dunes.jpg" caption="slide 3" >}}
{{< /carousel >}}

21x9 Ratio  

Set the ratio to 21x9 for a landscape aspect ratio.

markdown 
{{< carousel id="carousel-21x9" ratio="21x9" class="col-sm-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 1" >}}
  {{< img src="img/phone.jpg" caption="slide 2" >}}
  {{< img src="img/dunes.jpg" caption="slide 3" >}}
{{< /carousel >}}

Original Aspect Ratio  

  Important

The carousel does not crop the images when omitting the aspect ratio. Instead, the images keep their original aspect ratio. Ensure the images have an equal aspect ratio to avoid layout shifting.

Omit the ratio to keep the original aspect ratio.

markdown 
{{< carousel id="carousel-original" class="col-sm-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 1" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 2" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 3" >}}
{{< /carousel >}}

Set portrait to true for a portrait aspect ratio.

markdown 
{{< carousel id="carousel-portrait-3x2" ratio="3x2" portrait="true" class="col-sm-8 col-lg-6 mx-auto" >}}
  {{< img src="img/coffee.jpg" caption="slide 1" >}}
  {{< img src="img/phone.jpg" caption="slide 2" >}}
  {{< img src="img/dunes.jpg" caption="slide 3" >}}
{{< /carousel >}}
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