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WP Carousel Pro Changelog

Every recorded version, newest first, with what changed in each one.

Latest 4.2.2 · Oct 24, 202511 versionsSince Jul 2023

2025 · 4 versions

  1. 4.2.2

    Latest
    10 new3 improvements2 fixes
    New
    • The YouTube Feed feature serves as an external source to display the latest videos from a YouTube Channel.
    • Video Play (Inline, Lighbox) mode for YouTube feed.
    • Autoplay Video option for YouTube feed.
    • Video Loop option for YouTube feed.
    • SproutVideo support has been added.
    • Autoplay option for SproutVideo.
    • Loop option for SproutVideo.
    • Play mode(Inline, Lighbox) option for SproutVideo.
    • The Featured Product option to show featured products in any layouts (slider, grid, etc).
    • The translate shortcode option for the Polylang plugin.
    Improved
    • The text watermark feature.
    • The plugin option data to save in the wp_options table.
    • The Thumbnail Slider Navigation position.
    Fixed
    • The password-protected shortcode option was hidden.
    • The Thumbnail Slider Navigation options dependency issue.

  2. 4.2.1

    1 fix1 change
    Fixed
    • The text-domain related warning found with WP 6.8
    Changes
    • Tested: WordPress 6.8 compatibility.

  3. 4.2.0

    6 new6 improvements9 fixes2 changes
    New
    • The Video Autoplay option.
    • The Video Loop option.
    • The watermark support was added for WebP images.
    • The Partial View of the next slide feature.
    • A hook was added to show out-of-stock products along with regular products.
    • 2 hooks were added to enable the expansion/collapse of the caption and description text on the lightbox.
    Improved
    • Multiple videos will not be played at the same time.
    • The plugin's accessibility improved.
    • The Swipe to Slide option is renamed to Mousewheel Control.
    • The Load Carousel in Ajax Theme is renamed to Load Carousel Assets Globally.
    • The language (.pot) file.
    • Bump required PHP version 7.0
    Fixed
    • The 'Click action type' reverts to default settings.
    • The Bricks builder conflicts with the variable width feature.
    • The compatibility issue with the DFlip plugin.
    • The video thumbnail lazyload is not working on the grid layout.
    • The Ticker did not work with Divi Builder due to a CSS conflict.
    • The last image loading issue for the carousel center mode.
    • The HTML tags didn't work for the description field.
    • The wpcs-related warnings.
    • Some untranslated strings were made translatable.
    Changes
    • Tested: WordPress 6.7.2 compatibility.
    • Tested: WooCommerce 9.7.0 compatibility.

  4. 4.1.2

    2 new4 improvements7 fixes1 change
    New
    • The Video Play Mode (Inline and Popup) option
    • Social Share (Native, Custom) Color option.
    Improved
    • A few HTML (i, em) tags are allowed in the image lightbox caption.
    • The item border, border-radius, padding box-shadow, and bg color options were added to Video, Audio, and Mix-content source types as it was in the older version.
    • Some backend options dependency improved.
    • The language (.pot) file.
    Fixed
    • The Unlisted Vimeo videos don't show in the carousel.
    • The Edit button did not work when the caption field contained an apostrophe (') or double quotation marks (").
    • The Delete button on the image carousel did not work when clicking it and updating quickly.
    • The border-radius doesn't work in the layout slider or content position overlay case.
    • The content vertical alignment for overlay content position did not work.
    • The loopAddBlankSlides for carouset is set to false.
    • Vimeo and TikTok videos autoplay issue.
    Changes
    • Tested: WordPress 6.7.1 compatibility.

2024 · 4 versions

  1. 4.1.1

    2 fixes
    Fixed
    • The image custom link value becomes empty after updating to v4.1.0
    • The multi-row carousel became a single-row carousel in mobile view.

  2. 4.1.0

    23 new6 improvements3 fixes2 changes
    New
    • The TikTok video platform is supported.
    • The Twitch video platform is supported.
    • The Dedicated Audio Source Type: Embed Audio, Self Hosted option.
    • The Slider Layout option.
    • The Shaders Slider Style option.
    • The Slicer Slider Style option.
    • The Shutters Slider Style option.
    • The Fashion Slider Style option.
    • The Coverflow Slider Style option.
    • The Flip Slider Style option.
    • The Cube Slider Style option.
    • The Fade Slider Style option.
    • The Slide Slider Style option.
    • The Ken Burns Slider Style.
    • The Multi-Row Carousel Style option.
    • The 3D Carousel Style option.
    • The Panorama Carousel Style option.
    • The Triple Carousel Style option.
    • The Spring Carousel Style option.
    • 19 amazing sliding effects for the Shaders style of the slider.
    • Dedicated Image Info (Caption, Description, Link URL, Title, Alt Text, Crop Position) Edit options.
    • The Drag and Drop Image Ordering option.
    • The Item Title Source (Image Title, Caption, Alt Text) option.
    Improved
    • The Style Settings tab is renamed to Display Settings.
    • The Image Settings options are placed in the Display Settings tab.
    • The Typography tab options are placed in the Display Settings tab.
    • The How To Use Shortcode section moved to the right side of the page.
    • The Carousel Navigation Vertical Center, Inner, Outer Positions.
    • The Caption option is renamed to the Item Title option.
    Fixed
    • The Fontello icon conflict issue.
    • The Thumbs Slider equal height issue.
    • The image border option did not work for the disabled and URL click option case.
    Changes
    • Tested: WordPress 6.6.2 compatibility.
    • Tested: WooCommerce 9.3.3 compatibility.

  3. 4.0.1

    1 new1 improvement1 fix2 changes
    New
    • A hook 'sp_wpcp_enable_mouse_drag_in_ticker' was added to enable the Mouse Drag feature for ticker mode.
    Improved
    • The plugin has been improved to show the first image from the feed description if the featured image is unavailable in the feed data.
    Fixed
    • A warning found with PHP v7.2 or older.
    Changes
    • Tested: WordPress 6.5.2 compatibility.
    • Tested: WooCommerce 8.8.2 compatibility.

  4. 4.0.0

    14 new4 improvements5 fixes4 changes
    New
    • Added four types of thumbnail positions for the Thumbnails Slider.
    • Added six stunning slide item styles, including diagonal, content box, partial caption, full caption, overlay, and default.
    • Added 25 excellent content position options for various layouts, including bottom, top, left, right, moving on hover based on the cursor, etc.
    • Added an overlay background color type option (Solid/Gradient).
    • Added a content vertical alignment option.
    • Added a slider orientation option (Horizontal/Vertical) for the Thumbnails Slider.
    • Added a custom color option for image style.
    • Added a content padding and content-box padding option.
    • Added a LazyLoad feature for the Video Carousel thumbnail.
    • Added a tab and key navigation feature for the carousel.
    • Added four new styling modes (Dynamic, Strokes, Fraction, Number) to the Carousel Pagination option.
    • Added the position option (inside/outside) of Carousel Pagination.
    • Added the show on hover option for Vertical Center, Vertical Inner, and Vertical Outer of Carousel Navigation.
    • Added alt text for the video thumbnails.
    Improved
    • Updated the icons of the navigation arrow.
    • Improved
    • Improved the tooltip/help text of the plugin options to make it more user-friendly.
    • Updated the language (.pot) file.
    Fixed
    • Fixed the conflict issue with the Advanced Post Block plugin.
    • Fixed the item width option, which works perfectly in the horizontal ticker mode.
    • Fixed the issue that when products or custom posts were searched in the shortcode edit page to set specific items, it showed only posts in the search field.
    • Fixed the issue where the Fade and Zoom lightbox open animations seemed identical.
    • Fixed the issue where the same shortcode twice on a page generated JS errors.
    Changes
    • The Lightbox options were reorganized with the Nested Tab system.
    • Set the default image size to medium size.
    • WooCommerce 8.4.0 compatibility.
    • WordPress 6.4.2 compatibility.

2023 · 3 versions

  1. 3.10.6

    1 fix2 changes
    Fixed
    • Few PHPCS warnings with PHP8.2.
    Changes
    • Tested: WooCommerce 8.2.2 compatibility.
    • Tested: WordPress 6.4 compatibility.

  2. 3.10.5

    1 new1 fix3 changes
    New
    • A hook 'wpcp_lightbox_item_slug_in_address_bar' was added to show the item slug in the address bar when the lightbox is opened.
    Fixed
    • The style issue of the YouTube video preview image in Titles and Justify layout.
    Changes
    • Tested: WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) feature compatibility.
    • Tested: WooCommerce 7.9.0 compatibility.
    • Tested: WordPress 6.3 compatibility.

  3. 3.10.4

    4 new2 improvements1 fix1 removed
    New
    • The On Sale Products option to show on-sale products in the slider/other layouts.
    • The On Sale badge in product slider/other layouts.
    • The Hide Thumbnails on Mobile option.
    • The Large Device field in the Image Height CSS option.
    Improved
    • The WebP format YouTube video thumbnail will be served instead of a jpg format image.
    • The language(.pot) file.
    Fixed
    • The lightbox tooltips' title text is not translatable.
    Removed
    • Some commented code.

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