{"id":12725,"date":"2025-05-27T15:47:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=12725"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:18:19","password":"","slug":"autoplay-problems-in-advanced-slider-gallery-blocks","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-blocks\/autoplay-problems-in-advanced-slider-gallery-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolving Autoplay Problems in Advanced Slider\/Gallery Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-blocks\/advanced-gallery-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced Gallery<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-blocks\/advanced-slider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced Slider<\/a><\/strong> blocks are not autoplaying as expected, this is usually not a bug. This behavior can be intentional and related to your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>device\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>accessibility settings<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_2a3bcb-e6\">Another possible source of conflict could be the <strong>caching<\/strong> or <strong>optimization<\/strong> settings enabled on your site. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-blocks\/troubleshooting-broken-styles-features-when-using-optimization-caching-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to view a guide on how to identify and exclude caching settings that may interfere with Kadence functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id12725_ea52cd-14 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id12725_ea52cd-14 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id12725_ea52cd-14 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id12725_ea52cd-14 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 id=\"how-it-works\" class=\"kt-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_a8bcd6-05\">How It Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Advanced<\/strong> <strong>Gallery<\/strong> and <strong>Advanced<\/strong> <strong>Slider<\/strong> blocks use <strong>Splide<\/strong>, a lightweight and flexible <em>JavaScript<\/em> <em>slider<\/em> that is designed with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">accessibility<\/span> in mind. One of its core features is the ability to <strong>respect<\/strong> <strong>system-level settings<\/strong> that reduce <em>motion<\/em> or <em>animation<\/em>.<br><br>If your device has these settings enabled, autoplay will be <strong>intentionally disabled<\/strong> to support a more accessible user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 id=\"accessibility-settings\" class=\"kt-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_b44413-fe\">How to Check Your Accessibility Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility settings vary depending on the device you&#8217;re using. Learn how to check your accessibility settings on <strong>Windows<\/strong> or <strong>Mac<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_664990-ea, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_664990-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_664990-ea\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_664990-ea mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_664990-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_664990-ea\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_664990-ea img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_664990-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_664990-ea\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 id=\"mac\" class=\"kt-adv-heading12725_664990-ea wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_664990-ea\">On MacOS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>System Settings<\/strong> or <strong>System Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Accessibility<\/strong>, then <strong>Display<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look for the setting <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">labeled&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Reduce motion<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If <strong>Reduce motion<\/strong> is enabled, autoplay will be turned off by default.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 id=\"windows\" class=\"kt-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_2ab782-cb\">On Windows<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Accessibility<\/strong>, then <strong>Visual Effects<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the <strong>Animation effects<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure <strong>Animation effects<\/strong> is turned <strong>on<\/strong> to allow autoplay.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 id=\"summary\" class=\"kt-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_7d2fa5-23\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12725_b7f948-dd\">This is expected behavior. The slider is designed to follow <strong>accessibility<\/strong> <strong>preferences<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">set on your device<\/span>. If autoplay is not working, it&#8217;s likely due to a system setting that limits animation for accessibility reasons.<br><br>If the steps above do not work for you, consider reaching out to Kadence Support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/free-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/premium-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premium Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the Advanced Gallery or Advanced Slider blocks are not autoplaying as expected, this is usually not a bug. This behavior can be intentional and related to your device\u2019s accessibility settings. Another possible source of conflict could be the caching or optimization settings enabled on your site. 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