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Auto Image Cycle (Slideshow)

Auto Image Cycle (Slideshow)

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Webflow

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Setup: External Scripts

External Scripts in Webflow

Make sure to always put the External Scripts before the Javascript step of the resource.

In this video you learn where to put these in your Webflow project? Or how to include a paid GSAP Club plugin in your project?

HTML

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Step 1: Copy structure to Webflow

Copy structure to Webflow

In the video below we described how you can copy + paste the structure of this resource to your Webflow project.

Copy to Webflow

Webflow structure is not required for this resource.

Step 1: Add HTML

HTML

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<div class="image-cycle-collection">
  <div class="image-cycle-collection__before"></div>
  <div class="image-cycle-collection__list" data-image-cycle="">
    <div class="image-cycle-collection__img" data-image-cycle-item="" class="image-cycle-collection__item">
      <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/679e2a340ce9c67cecbca3ad/679e2c81170b6a90046718a2_image-1.webp" loading="lazy" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="image-cycle-collection__img" data-image-cycle-item="" class="image-cycle-collection__item">
      <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/679e2a340ce9c67cecbca3ad/679e2c80ab2f91466875df0b_image-2.webp" loading="lazy" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="image-cycle-collection__img" data-image-cycle-item="" class="image-cycle-collection__item">
      <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/679e2a340ce9c67cecbca3ad/679e2c80f4b142f1a685a2ee_image-3.webp" loading="lazy" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="image-cycle-collection__img" data-image-cycle-item="" class="image-cycle-collection__item">
      <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/679e2a340ce9c67cecbca3ad/679e2c801b8a79e8393b622b_image-4.webp" loading="lazy" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="image-cycle-collection__img" data-image-cycle-item="" class="image-cycle-collection__item">
      <img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/679e2a340ce9c67cecbca3ad/679e2c803f7f3ff9ad22d21b_image-5.webp" loading="lazy" alt="">
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

HTML structure is not required for this resource.

Step 2: Add CSS

CSS

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.image-cycle-collection {
  width: min(95vw, 60em);
  position: relative;
}

.image-cycle-collection__before {
  padding-top: 66.666%;
}

.image-cycle-collection__list {
  z-index: 0;
  border-radius: 2em;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.image-cycle-collection__item {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}

[data-image-cycle-item="active"] {
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease 0s, visibility 0s ease 0s;
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  z-index: 3;
}

[data-image-cycle-item="previous"] {
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease 0.4s, visibility 0s ease 0.4s;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: visible;
  z-index: 2;
}

[data-image-cycle-item="not-active"] {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  z-index: 1;
}

.image-cycle-collection__img {
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .image-cycle-collection__list {
    border-radius: 1em;
  }
}

Step 2: Add custom Javascript

Custom Javascript in Webflow

In this video, Ilja gives you some guidance about using JavaScript in Webflow:

Step 2: Add Javascript

Step 3: Add Javascript

Javascript

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function initImageCycle() {
  document.querySelectorAll("[data-image-cycle]").forEach(cycleElement => {
    const items = cycleElement.querySelectorAll("[data-image-cycle-item]");
    if (items.length < 2) return;

    let currentIndex = 0, intervalId;
    const duration = 2000;
    const isTwoItems = items.length === 2;

    // Initialize: First active, others not-active
    items.forEach((item, i) => item.setAttribute("data-image-cycle-item", i ? "not-active" : "active"));

    function cycleImages() {
      const prevIndex = currentIndex;
      currentIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % items.length;

      if (isTwoItems) {
        // Special case: Only two images → Toggle between "previous" and "active"
        items[prevIndex].setAttribute("data-image-cycle-item", "previous");
      } else {
        // Normal case: Three or more images
        items[prevIndex].setAttribute("data-image-cycle-item", "previous");
        setTimeout(() => items[prevIndex].setAttribute("data-image-cycle-item", "not-active"), duration);
      }

      items[currentIndex].setAttribute("data-image-cycle-item", "active");
    }

    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(([entry]) => {
      if (entry.isIntersecting && !intervalId) intervalId = setInterval(cycleImages, duration);
      else clearInterval(intervalId), intervalId = null;
    }, { threshold: 0 });

    observer.observe(cycleElement);
  });
}

// Initialize Image Cycle
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
  initImageCycle();
});

Step 3: Add custom CSS

Step 2: Add custom CSS

Custom CSS in Webflow

Curious about where to put custom CSS in Webflow? Ilja explains it in the below video:

CSS

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[data-image-cycle-item="active"] {
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease 0s, visibility 0s ease 0s;
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  z-index: 3;
}

[data-image-cycle-item="previous"] {
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease 0.4s, visibility 0s ease 0.4s;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: visible;
  z-index: 2;
}

[data-image-cycle-item="not-active"] {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  z-index: 1;
}

Impementation

Image Cycle Group

The script will search inside the [data-image-cycle] group for elements with the [data-image-cycle-item] attribute.

Image Cycle Item

The children will get different states based on their order in the group. These can be used to animate them. Example: [data-image-cycle-item="active"]

  • active: The slide that is visible will get this attribute
  • previous: The slide that is fading-out will get this attribute to have a solid fade effect.
  • not-active: All other slides that are not visible.

Duration

You can tweak the interval of when the next slide will be active by setting the const duration = 2000; variable in the Javascript.

Resource Details

Autoplay
Image
Looping
Infinite
Script
Javascript
Interval

Original source

Dennis Snellenberg

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