Quick summary
Adding a slider in Webflow is done by dragging the Slider element from the Add Elements panel onto your canvas and configuring it via the settings popup. You can control autoplay, animations, slide content, and dimensions entirely within the Webflow Designer without writing any code.
Steps
- Open the Add Elements section in the left sidebar menu.
- Locate or search for the Slider element in the panel.
- Drag the slider out and drop it onto the area of your page where you want it placed.
- When the slider is inserted, a pop-up settings menu will open automatically.
- Review key settings including Auto-play, duration, and animations.
- Click the Show All Settings button at the bottom to reveal additional options.
- This opens the Settings tab on the right sidebar menu for full configuration.
- Under the Slider settings section, add more slides as needed.
- Use the arrows to navigate between slides or select a specific slide from the list.
- To add content to a slide, navigate to Assets in the left sidebar to access images.
- Find an image you want and drag it onto the current slide.
- The image is inserted onto the slide; you can also add images as a background for greater appearance control.
- Adjust the image size and dimensions using the Style tab on the right sidebar menu.
- Use the numbered buttons at the bottom of the slider to switch between slides in the designer.
- Add any content type — text, videos, images — to your slides using the same drag-and-drop method.
- To insert additional elements, simply locate, drag, and drop them from the elements panel.
- Continue customizing your slider — such as adding a text heading to another slide — to shape it however you wish.



