To prevent a full-screen slider in Webflow from pausing on hover and to link two sliders to a single control, you need to adjust the Slider component behavior using both Webflow settings and custom JavaScript.
By default, Webflow sliders pause when hovered. To disable this:
Webflow has no direct UI toggle, but you can override it with JavaScript.
Add this script inside an Embed element or in the Page Settings > Before
field:
```javascript
const sliders = document.querySelectorAll('.w-slider');
sliders.forEach((slider) => {
slider.addEventListener('mouseenter', (e) => {
const nav = slider.querySelector('.w-slider-nav');
if (nav) {
nav.setAttribute('data-autoplay', 'true');
}
});
});
```
Alternatively, you can prevent Webflow's hover event from affecting autoplay by re-enabling autoplay manually after hover:
```javascript
const webflowSliders = document.querySelectorAll('.w-slider');
webflowSliders.forEach(slider => {
slider.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
const mask = slider.querySelector('.w-slider-mask');
mask.dispatchEvent(new Event('mouseout'));
});
});
```
Webflow doesn’t natively support syncing two sliders or controlling both from a single set of arrows or dots. Here's how to do it with JavaScript:
Assume you have two sliders: one with class .slider-main and another with class .slider-secondary.
Use Webflow's built-in w-slider-arrow-left
and w-slider-arrow-right
classes from your primary control slider.
Add this script to sync navigation:
```javascript
const mainSlider = document.querySelector('.slider-main');
const secondSlider = document.querySelector('.slider-secondary');
const nextMain = mainSlider.querySelector('.w-slider-arrow-right');
const prevMain = mainSlider.querySelector('.w-slider-arrow-left');
const nextSecondary = secondSlider.querySelector('.w-slider-arrow-right');
const prevSecondary = secondSlider.querySelector('.w-slider-arrow-left');
// Link forward
nextMain.addEventListener('click', () => {
nextSecondary.click();
});
// Link backward
prevMain.addEventListener('click', () => {
prevSecondary.click();
});
```
To stop your full-screen Webflow slider from pausing on hover, use JavaScript to override or re-trigger autoplay. To link two sliders to a single control, simulate clicks on one slider’s nav arrows when controlling from another. Both are achievable using Webflow’s native classes with custom JavaScript.