Visual Composer Background Sliders 1.2
Wordpress Plugins Codecanyon 4.8 (4.3K reviews)
Visual Composer Background Sliders is a WordPress addon for the Visual Composer page builder. It lets you turn ordinary row backgrounds into animated image sliders, something the base builder does not do out of the box. The plugin comes from the Codecanyon marketplace, and this package is the same installable zip you would get from the author. To use it, you need Visual Composer installed and active, because this addon extends the builder’s row settings rather than working standalone. Once installed, you will find background slider controls inside your row editing screen. You can add motion and visual interest to sections that would otherwise sit static, mixing multiple images in a single space without writing any code. You decide which rows get the slider treatment, so the rest of your layout stays exactly as you built it. The setup takes only a few clicks per row, and the effect updates right in the builder preview, with transitions visible as you work.
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The controls themselves are straightforward. Once you activate the background slider for a row, you can assign a set of images, and the plugin will rotate them automatically. You also have control over the animation speed, which determines how quickly transitions occur, and the slide duration, which sets how long each image stays on screen before moving to the next. If you prefer a more constant rotation, you can shorten the duration; if you want a calm, slowly changing backdrop, you can extend it. These two settings work independently, giving you a way to fine-tune the rhythm of the background without touching any code. The slider can also be placed inside a custom block, not only a standard row, which means the feature works in areas where you have already aligned content. And because the whole thing operates within Visual Composer’s interface, changing the order of images or replacing a photo is done through the controls you already understand.
Beyond the rotation settings, the plugin includes options for making the sliding background work well with whatever content sits on top of it. A background color overlay can be added so that text remains readable when the image behind it changes. You set the actual color, then adjust the opacity to control how strongly the overlay shows; a faint wash keeps the photo visible, while a heavier overlay gives you a flat tinting effect. The row height can be set, and padding gives you room to position the content without colliding with slider edges. There is also a setting to vertically center the content within the row, which helps a call-to-action or headline sit in the middle of a tall background image. These design controls are part of the row settings panel, so you are not jumping between different screens. Everything adjusts live in the editor, letting you see the result of an opacity change or a padding tweak before you save.
Because the plugin works at the row level, you can place multiple background sliders on a single page. Each row that has the feature enabled runs its own rotation, with its own set of images and timing, so a long page can draw visual variety without turning into a single giant slideshow. The sliders are fully responsive, meaning they scale down to fit tablet and phone screens while keeping the same aspect ratio and overlay settings you configured for the desktop view. The files come from the same Codecanyon distribution, and the zip is exactly what the original author released, so there are no reworked or modified files to worry about. For anyone already using Visual Composer, this addon feels like a natural extension of the builder rather than a separate tool. You update the slider settings through the same interface you use to build rows, and the live preview shows you exactly what visitors will see.
- Last updated
- August 10, 2026
- Delivery
- Digital
- Availability
- In stock
- Version
- 2.9.5
- Category
- Wordpress Plugins
- Item type
- plugin
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