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Best featured slider plugins for WordPress

The most popular featured slider plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. NextGEN 3D and 2D Animated Flux Slider Template leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Ultimate Post Slider Widget (90+) and Feslider (70+). All 5 plugins tagged “featured slider” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 featured slider plugins

  1. 1.
    NextGEN 3D and 2D Animated Flux Slider Template

    The most installed featured slider plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.

  2. 2.
    Ultimate Post Slider Widget

    90+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 17 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  3. 3.
    Feslider

    70+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

  4. 4.
    Post Slider

    50+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

  5. 5.
    Latest Post Slider

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

All 5 plugins tagged “featured slider”