Shopping worlds Slider & Carousel

• [BUGFIX] fixed a bug where pagination position was not rendered correctly on different breakpoints

• [BUGFIX] fixed a bug where pagination position was not rendered correctly on different breakpoints
• [BREAKING] switched from expand.js to swiper.js as base for the slider functionality to make the plugin more future-proof and to be able to use the latest features of the library, also css has changed a bit
• [BREAKING] removed options.html.twig and options-carousel.html.twig and replaced them with a twig extension "FaesslichSliderConfigExtension"
• [FEATURE] added breakpoint support for the slider functionality, so that you can now configure each slider for any breakpoint separately
• [FEATURE] added navigation position option for each breakpoint (inside or outside the slider)
• [BUGFIX] fixed a bug that referenced products were not linked anymore. Now when adding a product to a slide, the first button of the slide gets the product url (can be disabled for each slide)
• [TASK] removed background image config for sliders, we now only use picture tags
• [TASK] increased accessibility

Information: Starting from plugin version 7.0.0, all updates will only be available for Shopware version 6.7 and higher. Bug fixes and important updates will be provided for Shopware version 6.6 as 6.x releases to maintain compatibility until 30.06.2026.

• [BREAKING] added support for Shopware version 6.7 therefor removed support for 6.6 and below
• [BREAKING] switched from expand.js to swiper.js as base for the slider functionality to make the plugin more future-proof and to be able to use the latest features of the library, also css has changed a bit
• [BREAKING] removed options.html.twig and options-carousel.html.twig and replaced them with a twig extension "FaesslichSliderConfigExtension"
• [FEATURE] added breakpoint support for the slider functionality, so that you can now configure each slider for any breakpoint separately
• [FEATURE] added navigation position option for each breakpoint (inside or outside the slider)
• [BUGFIX] fixed a bug that referenced products were not linked anymore. Now when adding a product to a slide, the first button of the slide gets the product url (can be disabled for each slide)
• [TASK] removed background image config for sliders, we now only use picture tags
• [TASK] increased accessibility

• [TASK] added original media "alt" & "title" attributes as fallback for images in slider items

• [BUGFIX] fixed bug that drag and drop functionality was not working in versions >= 6.6 of shopware, so the functionality was replaced with static buttons for sorting the slides

[Legacy Backport of Version 6.4.4 - Compatible with Shopware 6.5]

• [6.4.4] [TASK] recreated the handling of thumbnails to increase the compatibility with other plugins
  Attention: The template for thumbnails has been renamed
• [TASK] added more blocks to administration elements for more customizability

• [TASK] recreated the handling of thumbnails to increase the compatibility with other plugins
  Attention: The template for thumbnails has been renamed

• [BUGFIX] fixed bug related to versions >= v6.6.6.0 of shopware

• [BUGFIX] fixed a template bug if only one slider element exists in slider

• [BUGFIX] fixes an issue with the migration script for the new button handling
  

[Legacy backport of version 6.4.0 - Compatible with Shopware 6.5]

• [6.3] [TASK] changed default behaviour of images to use \<picture\> tags instead of background images
• [6.3] [TASK] renamed config attribute
• [6.4] [BREAKING] added support of dynamically added buttons. Add as many buttons to your slides and sort and style them as you like. Attention: We wrote a migration script to migrate the old behaviour to the new one. The old data is still available, if you've overridden your frontend template. But the new buttons won't show up if you have overridden the block `faesslich_slider_content_inner_cta`.
• [6.4] [BUGFIX] fixed some bugs with linking the slider items
• [6.4] [BUGFIX] fixed products slider in administration
• [6.4] [BUGFIX] reduced the minimum amount of slides per slider to one. Therefor the slider does not add a second slider by itself even if you don't want one and the slider functionality is deactivated if you only have one slider item
• [6.4] [TASK] updated slider "Expand" (https://github.com/faesslich/expand) to version 1.1.1

  - fixes an issue with preventing links being clicked while dragging

  - added pauseOnHover option

• [BREAKING] added support of dynamically added buttons. Add as many buttons to your slides and sort and style them as you like. Attention: We wrote a migration script to migrate the old behaviour to the new one. The old data is still available, if you've overridden your frontend template. But the new buttons won't show up if you have overridden the block `faesslich_slider_content_inner_cta`. 
• [BUGFIX] fixed some bugs with linking the slider items
• [BUGFIX] fixed products slider in administration
• [BUGFIX] reduced the minimum amount of slides per slider to one. Therefor the slider does not add a second slider by itself even if you don't want one and the slider functionality is deactivated if you only have one slider item
• [TASK] updated slider "Expand" (https://github.com/faesslich/expand) to version 1.1.1
  - fixes an issue with preventing links being clicked while dragging
  - added pauseOnHover option

Information Starting from plugin version 6.3, all updates will only be available for Shopware version 6.6 and higher. Bug fixes and important updates will be provided for Shopware version 6.5 as 6.2.x releases to maintain compatibility until 31.12.2024.

• [BREAKING] added support for Shopware version 6.6 therefor removed support for 6.5 and down
• [TASK] renamed config attribute
• [TASK] changed default behaviour of images to use <picture> tags instead of background images

• [BUGFIX] fixed duplicate images at carousel items when using background-images
• [BUGFIX] fixed missing images of component and preview in administration

• [BUGFIX] fixed youtube videos not playing if lazyloading is disabled
  

• [BUGFIX] fixed a bug added with 6.1.0 so that product covers weren't shown anymore
• [BUGFIX] fixed some minor bugs with the styling because core wasn't escaped properly

• [TASK] added feature to optionally add a position to the text content of each slide
• [TASK] improved code-style of templates

Information: Starting from plugin version 6.2, all updates will only be available for Shopware version 6.5 and higher. Bug fixes and important updates will be provided for Shopware version 6.4 as 6.1.x releases to maintain compatibility until 31.12.2023.

• [TASK] removed support for lower than v6.5.0.0 of shopware

• [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug where the presets which define the height of the slider were not functional, if no content was places in any of the slides
• [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug with the timing of slides

• [FEATURE] added feature to add different slide images based on the viewports "mobile", "tablet" & "desktop"

• [TASK] added support for SW version >= 6.5.0.0 
• [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug where the price was not displayed for products when there was no slider or product description.

• [BUGFIX] Fixed flickering bug on initial load without browsercache

• [TASK] added support for youtube videos as background images 
• [BUGFIX] fixed that you couldn't choose a video from the media upload directly

• [BUGFIX] fixed compatibility for plugin "Custom Products"

• [TASK] cleaned up some unnecessary files in administration
• [TASK] removed unnecessary expand slider from public folder of plugin
• [TASK] extended own ThumbnailExtension from the shopware ThumbnailExtension
• [TASK] removed redundant install method
• [TASK] some minor improvements

This update includes a complete rework of the plugin. Afortunately there is no way to migrate sliders that were created with older versions of the plugin. After updating to this version you'll have to create your sliders again.

• [BREAKING] completely updated the plugin core and therefore replaced all old elements and blocks
• [FEATURE] replaced blocks for a fix amount of slides with one block where endless slides can be created, configured and moved via drag and drop
• [FEATURE] each slider can now be configured different, therefore the plugin configuration has only two options left
• [FEATURE] added feature to deactivate and activate each slide in slider
• [FEATURE] added feature to add a timing to each slide in slider
• [FEATURE] added feature to add a button with which a selected product can be added directly to the shopping cart
• [FEATURE] added feature to change the scale and position of the background image of each slide
• [FEATURE] added feature to add an alternate text to the background image of each slide
• [FEATURE] added feature to create product slider based on manual added products AND dynamic product groups
• [BUGFIX] fixed a few known smaller issues
• [TASK] updated slider "Expand" (https://github.com/faesslich/expand) to version 1.0.0
      - this fixes an autoplay bug
• [TASK] removed support for lower than v6.4.11.0 of shopware

• [BUGFIX] fixed an issue that the thumbnail config for the slider overrides other thumbnails too
• [TASK] optimized thumbnail loading and loading speed overall

• [BUGFIX] fixed an issue when using an additional product image

• [FEATURE] added feature to link whole slider item, instead of buttons and just the textbox
• [BUGFIX] fixed unwanted drop-shadow around button configuration in slider configuration box
• [TASK] fixed scss deprecation warning for upcoming Dart Sass 2.0.0
• [TASK] added support for SW version >= 6.4.13.0

• [BUGFIX] Fixed ram expensive image loading issue if a slide has no image selected or if a product has no cover (if a product is referenced in a slide)

• [BUGFIX] fixed an error when trying to install or update the plugin

• [TASK] optimized block structure and if condition handling

• [FEATURE] added a new option to select from presets which define the height of the slider on desktop devices
• [TASK] optimized view of slider if no min-height was selected

• [FEATURE] added option to show navigation arrows on all breakpoints instead of only on desktop

• [FEATURE] added keyboard option to plugin configuration
• [BUGFIX] fixed an issue with lazyloading
• [BUGFIX] fixed an issue on mobile view if whole textbox was linked
• [TASK] cleanup scss of themes

• [FEATURE] added all default button types to type choice
• [BUGFIX] fixed an issue with underlined text if whole textbox was linked

• [FEATURE] added a few customization options for individual slides
• [FEATURE] add new button and linking options for slides
• [TASK] added a new element config tab for mentioned options
• [TASK] removed own deprecated & unnecessary configService
• [TASK] removed own deprecated & unnecessary settingsService
• [TASK] removed own deprecated & unnecessary Subscriber needed for config- & settingsService
• [TASK] cleanup in all template files
• [TASK] cleanup in main plugin file
• [TASK] removed all default values for themes that were never used for customizations
• [TASK] added new plugin icon
• [BUGFIX] fixed a bug where slider config got removed if theme was compiled in production environment and the cache wasn't cleared afterwards

• [BUGFIX] fixed visible slides if not set in configuration
• [TASK] SCSS compatibility for v6.4.8.0

• [BUGFIX] removed dump in template file
  
• [BUGFIX] fixed JSON error at specific configuration

• [FEATURE] added option to choose products as slide items with many new general features
• [BREAKING] added new template files for slide elements in storefront
• [BREAKING] added blocks for slide elements in storefront for more customizability
• [TASK] optimized slider configuration
• [TASK] optimized slider component view in administration
• [TASK] removed unnecessary files for administration
• [TASK] slider overlay has no default background-color anymore and has to be optionally set on each slide
• [TASK] slider overlay element is not rendered anymore if no background-color was set for the specific slide
• [TASK] changed naming in extension view

• [BUGFIX] fixed wrong thumbnail creation
  

• [FEATURE] added feature to disable loop of slider
• [TASK] updated slider "Expand" (https://github.com/faesslich/expand) to version 0.9.0

• [BUGFIX] fixed some minor issues
• [BUGFIX] removed deprecated call of shopware core in administration
• [TASK] removed support for < v6.4 of shopware

• [BUGFIX] fixes for v6.4 of shopware
• [TASK] Cleanup of scss sources

• [HOTFIX] fixes the issue that the plugin couldn't be initialised if node.js isn't installed on the server, so the "build-storefront" couldn't be used.

• [BUGFIX] fixed an issue that videos were loaded as background-image on specific configs
  

• [FEATURE] Integration of video files has been added
• [FEATURE] Carousel function has been completed and is now completely customizable
• [FEATURE] Carousel function was optically separated from the slider function so that separate styles and themes can be used
• [FEATURE] Another slider theme and a total of five carousel themes have been added
• [FEATURE] Slider items in a carousel can now be blurred if they are no longer in focus
• [FEATURE] The overlay color for the images can now be set for (most) themes individually for each slider item
• [BUGFIX] A bug has been fixed where the calculation of the colors was not always optimal
• [TASK] Complete refactoring of templates and stylesheets

• [FEATURE] added lazyloading option - Beware: forces all images in the shop to be lazyloaded
• [FEATURE] added the choice of using a responsive img-tag for the slide images or displaying the images as a CSS background-image

• Added arrows to configuration
  
• Small improvements to Storefront
  

First release (community store)