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Carousel by gabrielmoreira — Agent Skill

Name: Carousel
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: gabrielmoreira

Carousel

When the user wants to design, optimize, or audit carousel/slider layouts for content display. Also use when the user mentions "carousel," "slider," "carousel layout," "testimonial carousel," "gallery carousel," "quote carousel," "image slider," or "carousel accessibility." For hero-area patterns, use hero-generator.

gabrielmoreira Updated Sep 9, 2026 17 repo stars

File contents

Components: Carousel Layout

Guides carousel (slider) layout design for sequential content display. Carousels show one or few items at a time; users swipe or click to advance. Best when space is limited and multiple items need rotation—testimonials, quotes, logos, gallery highlights.

When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

When to Use Carousel

Use carousel when	Use grid/list when
Limited space	Full catalog visible
One focus at a time; rotation desired	Browse, compare many items
Testimonials, quotes, logos, featured gallery	Products, templates, blog index
Above fold; hero or section highlight	Full listing; discovery

See grid for equal-hierarchy display; list for text-heavy scan; masonry for varying-height gallery.

Carousel vs Grid vs List vs Masonry

Layout	Structure	Best for
Grid	Equal rows and columns; all visible	Products, templates, features
List	Single column; stacked	Blog index, docs, search results
Masonry	Columns; varying heights	Pinterest-style gallery
Carousel	Slides; one/few visible; swipe/click	Testimonials, logos, featured items

Best Practices

Accessibility

Keyboard navigation: Arrow keys to move; Enter/Space to activate; focus visible
User control: Don't auto-advance too fast; allow pause; avoid auto-advance if prefers-reduced-motion is set
Announcements: Screen reader users need to know current slide and total (e.g., "Slide 2 of 5")
Touch targets: ≥44×44px for prev/next buttons on mobile

Performance

Lazy load: Load off-screen slides on demand; avoid loading all images upfront
Reserve space: Reserve space for slides to avoid layout shift (CLS)

SEO

Content in DOM: All carousel content must be in the initial HTML at page load. Google does not simulate clicks; content loaded via AJAX on slide change is not discoverable. Same as tab-accordion.
Recommendation: Server-render all slides in HTML; use CSS/JS only to show/hide. See rendering-strategies.

Use Cases

Use case	Format	Page Skill
Testimonials	Quote carousel; multiple testimonials	testimonials-generator
Showcase / Gallery	Featured items; rotation	showcase-page-generator
Press logos	"As Seen In" logo strip or quote carousel	press-coverage-page-generator
Community	Banner carousel below hero	community-forum

Related Skills

grid: Grid for full catalog; when carousel is too restrictive
list: List for text-heavy scan
masonry: Masonry for varying-height gallery
card: Card structure within carousel slides
testimonials-generator: Testimonial carousel; testimonials as content
showcase-page-generator: Gallery format options (grid, masonry, carousel)
tab-accordion: Similar SEO requirement—content in DOM at load
rendering-strategies: SSR, SSG; content in initial HTML for crawlers

---name: carouseldescription: When the user wants to design, optimize, or audit carousel/slider layouts for content display. Also use when the user mentions "carousel," "slider," "carousel layout," "testimonial carousel," "gallery carousel," "quote carousel," "image slider," or "carousel accessibility." For hero-area patterns, use hero-generator.--- # Components: Carousel Layout Guides carousel (slider) layout design for sequential content display. Carousels show one or few items at a time; users swipe or click to advance. Best when space is limited and multiple items need rotation—testimonials, quotes, logos, gallery highlights. **When invoking**: On **first use**, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On **subsequent use** or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output. ## When to Use Carousel | Use carousel when | Use grid/list when | |-------------------|---------------------| | **Limited space** | Full catalog visible | | One focus at a time; rotation desired | Browse, compare many items | | Testimonials, quotes, logos, featured gallery | Products, templates, blog index | | Above fold; hero or section highlight | Full listing; discovery | See **grid** for equal-hierarchy display; **list** for text-heavy scan; **masonry** for varying-height gallery. ## Carousel vs Grid vs List vs Masonry | Layout | Structure | Best for | |--------|-----------|----------| | **Grid** | Equal rows and columns; all visible | Products, templates, features | | **List** | Single column; stacked | Blog index, docs, search results | | **Masonry** | Columns; varying heights | Pinterest-style gallery | | **Carousel** | Slides; one/few visible; swipe/click | Testimonials, logos, featured items | ## Best Practices ### Accessibility - **Keyboard navigation**: Arrow keys to move; Enter/Space to activate; focus visible - **User control**: Don't auto-advance too fast; allow pause; avoid auto-advance if `prefers-reduced-motion` is set - **Announcements**: Screen reader users need to know current slide and total (e.g., "Slide 2 of 5") - **Touch targets**: ≥44×44px for prev/next buttons on mobile ### Performance - **Lazy load**: Load off-screen slides on demand; avoid loading all images upfront - **Reserve space**: Reserve space for slides to avoid layout shift (CLS) ### SEO - **Content in DOM**: All carousel content must be in the initial HTML at page load. Google does not simulate clicks; content loaded via AJAX on slide change is not discoverable. Same as **tab-accordion**. - **Recommendation**: Server-render all slides in HTML; use CSS/JS only to show/hide. See **rendering-strategies**. ## Use Cases | Use case | Format | Page Skill | |----------|--------|------------| | **Testimonials** | Quote carousel; multiple testimonials | **testimonials-generator** | | **Showcase / Gallery** | Featured items; rotation | **showcase-page-generator** | | **Press logos** | "As Seen In" logo strip or quote carousel | **press-coverage-page-generator** | | **Community** | Banner carousel below hero | **community-forum** | ## Related Skills - **grid**: Grid for full catalog; when carousel is too restrictive - **list**: List for text-heavy scan - **masonry**: Masonry for varying-height gallery - **card**: Card structure within carousel slides - **testimonials-generator**: Testimonial carousel; testimonials as content - **showcase-page-generator**: Gallery format options (grid, masonry, carousel) - **tab-accordion**: Similar SEO requirement—content in DOM at load - **rendering-strategies**: SSR, SSG; content in initial HTML for crawlers

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