Can I make the Webflow slider start from the middle of an image gallery without any checkbox option? If not, is it possible to achieve this with code?

Webflow's default Slider component doesn't include a built-in setting to make it start in the middle of an image gallery, and there is no checkbox or UI option for this. However, you can achieve this with a small custom code snippet.

1. Identify the Target Slide Index

• Determine how many slides are in your Webflow slider.
• Calculate the middle index: for example, if you have 5 slides, the middle index is 2 (Webflow indexes start at 0).

2. Add a Custom Code Snippet

• Go to your Webflow page, open Page Settings, and scroll to the Before tag section.
• Insert this jQuery-based script to set the default slide:

<script>  Webflow.push(function () {    // Replace #sliderComponent with your actual Slider component ID or class    var slider = $('#sliderComponent');    var middleSlide = 2; // Change this to your desired slide index    // Wait for slider to initialize    setTimeout(function() {      slider.slider('show', middleSlide);    }, 100);  });</script>

• Replace #sliderComponent with the correct ID or class of your slider (e.g., .w-slider or #my-slider).
• Adjust middleSlide to match your actual intended slide index.

3. Publish to Confirm It Works

• This method only works on the published site, not in the Designer preview.
• Test on your live domain or staging link to validate behavior.

Summary

Webflow sliders do not support starting from the middle out-of-the-box, but you can achieve it with custom code using jQuery and Webflow’s API. Just target the slider and set it to show the desired index.