Best photo carousel plugins for WordPress
The most popular photo carousel plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Responsive Slideshow leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of PhotoStack Slider (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “photo carousel” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 photo carousel plugins
- 1.
Responsive SlideshowThe most installed photo carousel plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
PhotoStack SliderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “photo carousel”

Responsive Slideshow
Up in the last 7 days:7#4,832by A WP Life1 month ago
Build responsive carousels with beautiful layout designs, swipe controls, and transitions for your website with Photo Carousel & Slider Plugin.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 30/day

PhotoStack Slider
Down in the last 7 days:1,609#65,484by tishonator5 months ago
Configure a Responsive Photo Stack Slider and Insert it in any Page or Post as a Shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day