Manny Wenas Featured Slider

Manny Wenas Featured Slider displays your featured posts in a full-width hero slider with a thumbnail strip for navigation. No dependencies, no jQuery, no bloat.

Features:

• Full-width hero image with text overlay (title, excerpt, byline)
• Thumbnail strip navigation — position top, bottom, left, or right
• Auto-advance with configurable interval
• Category filtering — show posts from specific categories or latest sitewide
• Adjustable image ratio (16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, or custom dimensions)
• Configurable slider width (20–100%)
• Header bar with custom label text
• Text overlay toggle (show/hide title, excerpt, byline)
• Shortcode: [mwfeat]
• Gutenberg block with per-block sidebar controls
• Classic widget support
• Zero external dependencies — vanilla JS only

Shortcode examples:

[mwfeat]
[mwfeat posts="8" auto="0"]
[mwfeat strip_position="left" show_text="0"]
[mwfeat header_label="Top Stories" show_header="1"]
[mwfeat category="tennis-news,draws-and-results"]
[mwfeat img_ratio="4:3" slider_width="80"]

Configure global defaults under Settings → Manny Wenas Slider.