Bootstrap 3.0 Carousel with Pause and Play

by Yasin Kaya

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.2.1/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<!-- Carousel -->
<div id="homeCarousel" class="carousel slide">
  <!-- Menu -->
  <ol class="carousel-indicators">
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
  </ol>
    
  <!-- Items -->
  <div class="carousel-inner">
      
      <!-- Item 1 -->
    <div class="item active">
        <img src="http://lorempixel.com/1500/600/abstract/1"/>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="carousel-caption">
          <h1>Bootstrap 3 Carousel Layout</h1>
          <p>This is an example layout with carousel that uses the Bootstrap 3 styles.</p>
          <p><a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="http://getbootstrap.com">Learn More</a>
        </p></div>
      </div>
    </div>
      
      <!-- Item 2 -->
    <div class="item">
        <img src="http://lorempixel.com/1500/600/abstract/2"/>
      <div class="container">
        <div class="carousel-caption">
          <h1>Changes to the Grid</h1>
          <p>Bootstrap 3 still features a 12-column grid, but many of the CSS class names have completely changed.</p>
          <p><a class="btn btn-large btn-primary" href="#">Learn more</a></p>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
      
      <!-- Item 3 -->
    <div class="item">
        <img src="http://lorempixel.com/1500/600/abstract/3" />
      <div class="container">
        <div class="carousel-caption">
          <h1>Percentage-based sizing</h1>
          <p>With "mobile-first" there is now only one percentage-based grid.</p>
          <p><a class="btn btn-large btn-primary" href="#">Browse gallery</a></p>
        </div>
      </div>
   ...

CSS

#carouselButtons {
    margin-left: 100px;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0px;
}

JavaScript

$(function () {
    $('#homeCarousel').carousel({
        interval:2000,
        pause: "false"
    });
    $('#playButton').click(function () {
        $('#homeCarousel').carousel('cycle');
    });
    $('#pauseButton').click(function () {
        $('#homeCarousel').carousel('pause');
    });
});