Hi everyone! I’m trying to figure out how to automatically create a Revolution Slider that shows up on each page of my WordPress site. The tricky part is that I want the slider to display the current page’s title dynamically.
Right now it seems like I would need to manually create a separate slider for every single page, which would be a huge pain. Is there a way to make Revolution Slider pull the page title automatically? I’m hoping there’s some kind of template or dynamic content feature that can handle this.
Has anyone done something similar before? Any suggestions would be really helpful!
you could try the global slider approach with wp_title() instead. works pretty well, but check theme compatibility first - newer themes handle page titles differently. I had this same issue on my portfolio site and ended up using a CSS overlay with JavaScript to dynamically grab the h1 content.
Had the same issue last year with a client’s membership site. Revolution Slider’s template feature + WordPress conditional tags was the cleanest fix. Don’t mess with functions.php directly - make a child theme instead and add a custom function that grabs the current page title with proper HTML markup. Then call that function in Revolution Slider’s text layer using their dynamic content syntax. Set up display rules in Revolution Slider so it shows site-wide but only where you want it. Test it hard with your theme since some themes mess with default title behavior. Watch out for page builders - they can break standard WordPress title functions, so you might need to tweak things based on your other plugins. Performance hit is basically nothing since you’re just pulling page metadata.
Revolution Slider’s variable system handles this perfectly. Just create your slider template and drop {page_title} into your text layers - it’ll pull WordPress page titles automatically, no PHP needed. Find it under Layer Options > Content > Dynamic Content when you’re editing text elements. Set the publishing scope to target all pages and you’re good to go. I’ve used this on 200+ pages without any performance issues. One gotcha - enable dynamic content parsing in Revolution Slider’s global settings first or the variables won’t work. Don’t bother with custom PHP unless you absolutely have to. It’s a pain during theme updates and the built-in system handles weird edge cases way better anyway.
Revolution Slider can generate dynamic content through templates, but its setup can be cumbersome. Begin with a single slider template and utilize WordPress shortcodes or custom fields to pull your data. Applying shortcodes like [rev_slider_title] alongside standard WordPress functions may be beneficial. For page titles specifically, you might need to add a custom PHP code snippet to your theme’s functions.php, creating a shortcode that utilizes get_the_title()—which you can then reference in your slider’s text layers. Another viable approach involves leveraging Revolution Slider’s API with custom post fields, allowing you to develop a master slider that employs conditional logic to populate titles dynamically based on the current active page. This requires some coding, but it effectively eliminates the need to create multiple sliders. I implemented this solution for a client previously, and it worked exceptionally well after fine-tuning. In summary, Revolution Slider is capable of handling dynamic content, provided it’s properly configured.
just use WordPress’s get_the_title() function in your slider’s text layer. way simpler than the complicated setups others are suggesting. don’t forget to enable PHP processing in rev slider settings - it won’t work without it.
Been there! Revolution Slider’s dynamic content feature with WordPress hooks is your best bet. Create one master slider and drop <?php the_title(); ?> right into the text layer where you want the page title. Just remember to turn on PHP execution in the slider settings first. Set it to display globally through header.php or use the plugin’s display conditions. Heads up - caching plugins can mess with the dynamic content, so you might need to exclude the slider from cache rules. Performance is fine since you’re just grabbing page titles, not running heavy database queries. Saved me from building dozens of sliders on a big corporate project.
Revolution Slider with dynamic content is a pain. You’ll hit caching issues, theme conflicts, and performance problems.
I’ve dealt with this on multiple client sites. Tried the PHP approach everyone suggests - total nightmare to maintain. Updates broke everything, caching plugins caused headaches, debugging sucked.
What actually worked was automation outside WordPress. Set up a workflow that monitors page changes and updates slider content automatically. No more functions.php hacks or theme compatibility issues.
It pulls page titles, creates slider variations, and deploys without touching WordPress. Works with any theme, handles caching right, scales across sites.
Set it once, forget it. Add pages or change titles? Everything updates automatically without breaking anything or killing performance.