#78 by installs
Smart Slider 3
Responsive slider plugin to create sliders in visual editor easily. Build beautiful image slider, layer slider, video slider, post slider, and more.
- Installs
- 800,000+
- Rating
- 4.9 (1.1K)
- Updated
- 3 days ago
Carousel Slider
Create SEO friendly Image, Logo, Video, Post, WooCommerce Product Carousel, and Slider.
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- #961 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 1.2M
- 1,170,312
- Downloads, 30 days
- 5.2K
- 1.3K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5
- 160 reviews
- Last updated
- 2 months ago
- Aug 21, 2026
- Version
- 2.2.18
- 9 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | August 21, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 6.7 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.0 or newer |
| First published | June 30, 2014 |
| Support, last two months | 0 of 1 threads resolved (0%) |
Reviews
4.3 / 5 from 160 reviews
| 5 stars | 117 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 14 |
| 3 stars | 6 |
| 2 stars | 1 |
| 1 star | 22 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Create SEO friendly Image, Logo, Video, Post, WooCommerce Product Carousel, and Slider.
Carousel Slider is a touch-enabled WordPress plugin that lets you create a highly customizable,
stylish responsive carousel slider. With Carousel Slider, you can create an image carousel using a media gallery or
custom url, post carousel, video carousel.
If you like this plugin, please give us 5 star to encourage for future improvement.
Key Features List
- Support major website/page builder, including Gutenberg (WordPress core), Elementor, Visual Composer, SiteOrigin, Divi Builder
- Multiple types carousel, images from media gallery, images from URL, videos from youtube and vimeo, posts, and WooCommerce products carousel slider
- Hero slider with background image, title, description, call to action buttons and more
- Posts carousel, support Specific posts, Post Categories, Post Tags, Posts per page, Date range query and ordering
- Video carousel, support custom height and width (Currently only support video from Youtube and Vimeo)
- WooCommerce Product carousel, support Product Categories, Product Tags, Specific Products, Featured Products, Recent Products, Sale Products, Best-Selling Products, Top Rated Products
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Will Carousel Slider work with my theme?
Carousel Slider works with any WordPress theme if themes are developed according to WordPress standard.
Is Carousel Slider responsive?
Yes, Carousel Slider is fully responsive, mobile, and touch-friendly.
Can I add Carousel Slider anywhere on my website?
Yes, you can add a carousel inside your blog posts, pages, widgets, and anywhere else on your WordPress website with a shortcode.
Can I have multiple carousels on the same post / page?
Yes. You can add multiple carousels on the same post / page.
How to use Carousel Slider in Gutenberg Block Editor (WordPress 5.0 or later)
Carousel Slider is a first-class citizen in Gutenberg Block Editor. Search ‘carousel slider’ There is
a dedicated ‘carousel slider’ block with a live preview for Gutenberg Block Editor.
Latest changelog entry
- Fix security vulnerability on an AJAX action.
- Update code based on the latest WordPress plugin standard.
- Test with WordPress 7.1 and WooCommerce 11.0
Screenshots
Carousel slider admin page 
Front-end example of a post-carousel slider. 
Front-end example of a video carousel slider. 
Front-end example of an image carousel slider.
Tagged
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Slider, gallery, carousel plugin for WordPress. Build your image slider, video slider, post slider, YouTube slider, or WooCommerce product slider.
- Installs
- 500,000+
- Rating
- 4.6 (742)
- Updated
- 4 days ago
#552 by installs
Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder
Build Stunning Slider and Popup. Exit intent Popup, Image slider carousel, video slider carousel, post slider carousel, product slider, promote popup
- Installs
- 70,000+
- Rating
- 4.6 (235)
- Updated
- 6 days ago
Image carousel, slider, and slideshow blocks with AI and ready patterns. Photo gallery, video slider, post and WooCommerce product carousels.
- Installs
- 60,000+
- Rating
- 4.7 (434)
- Updated
- 3 days ago
#146 by installs
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Essential elements for modern websites. Add buttons, sliders, heroes, maps, images, carousels, features, icons, more. Create dynamic pages easily.
- Installs
- 400,000+
- Rating
- 4.9 (134)
- Updated
- 1 day ago
#147 by installs
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements
Add 50+ shortcodes with live preview for tabs, accordions, buttons, FAQs, sliders and boxes. Works in Block Editor and Classic Editor.
- Installs
- 400,000+
- Rating
- 4.9 (5.9K)
- Updated
- 14 days ago
Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.