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MaxSlider · Version history

MaxSlider changelog and version history

Latest version
1.2.5
Oct 13, 2026 (26 days ago)
Releases
17
since 2016
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4

Releases each year

  • 20163 releases
  • 20175 releases
  • 20181 release
  • 20191 release
  • 20213 releases
  • 20232 releases
  • 20251 release
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. MaxSlider 1.2.5Latest

    • The block would get a new unique id every time a page was opened in the block editor, which marked the page as changed.
    • Registered the block with block API version 3 (JS and PHP) and moved its editor wrapper to useBlockProps.

20251 release

  1. MaxSlider 1.2.4

    • Sanitize shortcode parameter to avoid potential Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerabilities.

20232 releases

  1. MaxSlider 1.2.3

    • Fixed issue where since the iframe-ing of the block editor in WP 6.3, block editor assets would not get enqueued under specific circumstances.
    • Block editor assets are now enqueued via the ‘enqueue_block_assets’ action instead of ‘enqueue_block_editor_assets’.
    • Moved block.php out of block/src as it now gets deleted on build.

  2. MaxSlider 1.2.2

    • Fixed deprecation warning “Required parameter follows optional parameter” in PHP 8.x

20213 releases

  1. MaxSlider 1.2.1

    • Fixed a deprecation warning that would get thrown after WP 5.8 (action ‘block_categories’ renamed to ‘block_categories_all’).

  2. MaxSlider 1.2.0

    • Added Slider block for the block editor.
    • All color options now support opacity.
    • Removed usage of dashicons for the arrows in the frontend, replace them with SVG.
    • Styles simplification, saner button defaults for the slider’s buttons.
    • Slider dot navigation in phablet/mobile are now larger to aid tapping.
    • Added height units as a slider option (pixels, viewport height)
    • Users can now get the shortcode with a specific template (if available) applied. Templates can be added by themes or plugins via the ‘maxslider_templates’ filter.
    • Fixed issue where some empty CSS selectors would be output.

  3. MaxSlider 1.1.8

    • Added the ability to select both arrows and dots as the slider’s navigation.
    • Navigation color now applies on the dot navigation instead of the Navigation background color.
    • Fixed minor backend stylistic issues.

20191 release

  1. MaxSlider 1.1.7

    • Added per-slide overlay color.
    • Fixed minor backend stylistic issues.

20181 release

  1. MaxSlider 1.1.6

    • Fixed alpha color picker issues.

20175 releases

  1. MaxSlider 1.1.5

    • Fixed alpha color picker issues caused by WordPress 4.9

  2. MaxSlider 1.1.4

    • Added the (optional) template passed to the shortcode, as a parameter to the $slider variable.

  3. MaxSlider 1.1.3

    • Fixed another issue where the plugin could break some themes that enqueued the ‘alpha-color-picker’ script.

  4. MaxSlider 1.1.2

    • Fixed issue where the plugin could break some themes that enqueued the ‘alpha-color-picker’ script.

  5. MaxSlider 1.1.1

    • Minor stylistic fixes.

20163 releases

  1. MaxSlider 1.1.0

    • Slides are now sortable.
    • Image size list now groups sizes depending on source.
    • You can now Batch Upload/create slides.
    • Added per-slide content background color.
    • Each new slide now copies the first slide’s values instead of adding a completely empty slide. It should speed up slide creation.
    • Added support for dots, arrows, or no navigation.
    • Added support for navigation position.
    • Dev note: White-label can now be enabled by adding a add_filter( 'maxslider_whitelabel', '__return_true' ); call in your theme.
    • Dev note: Refactored/moved styling code outside the template files. This is a potentially breaking change. THEMES OVERRIDING THE OUTPUT, MUST UPDATE THEIR TEMPLATES.
    • Dev note: “Show arrows” (‘_maxslider_show_arrows’ meta key) checkbox has been removed, in favor of “Navigation type” (‘_maxslider_navigation’ meta key) dropdown.
    • Dev note: “Arrows color” and “Arrows background color” (‘_maxslider_arrows_fg_color’ and ‘_maxslider_arrows_bg_color’ meta keys) have been removed, in favor of “Navigation color” and “Navigation background color” respectively (‘_maxslider_navigation_fg_color’ and ‘_maxslider_navigation_bg_color’ me…
    • Dev note: Backwards compatibility for the removed/renamed fields above, has been maintained, and will be available until version 1.3.0. If you have overridden or written code that depends on MaxSlider, please update you code as soon as possible.
    • Other minor code and styling fixes.

  2. MaxSlider 1.0.1

    • The shortcode now supports a second argument, “template”. e.g. [maxslider id="123" template="fullwidth"] It can be used when the theme provides alternative templates, or can be used by theme authors directly.
    • The template used (e.g. slug-template.php) is now passed along with the template vars down to the predefined templates hierarchy.

  3. MaxSlider 1.0.0

    • Initial release.

Questions about MaxSlider’s releases

What is the latest version of MaxSlider?

1.2.5, released on Oct 13, 2026 (3 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.

How often is MaxSlider updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from November 2016.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in MaxSlider’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.