Best slideshow plugins for WordPress
The most popular slideshow plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Smart Slider 3 leads with 800K+ active installs, ahead of Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes (300K+) and Simple Lightbox (100K+). All 237 plugins tagged “slideshow” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 slideshow plugins
- 1.
Smart Slider 3The most installed slideshow plugin, with 800K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,125 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes300K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 4,342 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Simple Lightbox100K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 239 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Depicter70K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 236 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel60K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 435 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
Slider by Soliloquy30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,025 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 7.
Serious Slider20K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 8 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Slider by 10Web10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 289 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 9.
Gutenslider10K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 65 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 10.
Ovation Elements10K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 days ago.
All 237 plugins tagged “slideshow”
Smart Slider 3
Down in the last 7 days:1#79by Nextendweb12 days ago
Responsive slider plugin to create sliders in visual editor easily. Build beautiful image slider, layer slider, video slider, post slider, and more.
- Installs
- 800K+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.1K)
- Downloads
- 7.9K/day
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes
#159by Syed Balkhi11 days ago
The most popular gallery plugin that lets you create galleries and albums in seconds.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.3(4.3K)
- Downloads
- 5.7K/day
Simple Lightbox
Up in the last 7 days:1#331by Archetyped1 month ago
The highly customizable lightbox for WordPress
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.3(239)
- Downloads
- 396/day
Depicter
Down in the last 7 days:2#555by averta15 days ago
Build Stunning Slider and Popup. Exit intent Popup, Image slider carousel, video slider carousel, post slider carousel, product slider, promote popup
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.6(236)
- Downloads
- 734/day
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel
Down in the last 7 days:1#619by ShapedPlugin LLC12 days ago
Image carousel, slider, and slideshow blocks with AI and ready patterns. Photo gallery, video slider, post and WooCommerce product carousels.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.7(435)
- Downloads
- 830/day
Slider by Soliloquy
Up in the last 7 days:4#1,029by Syed Balkhi17 days ago
The best WordPress slider plugin. Drag & Drop responsive slider builder that helps you create a beautiful image slideshows with just a few clicks.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.7(1K)
- Downloads
- 306/day
Serious Slider
#1,378by CryoutCreations1 month ago
Serious Slider is a free highly efficient SEO friendly fully translatable accessibility ready image slider for WordPress. Seriously!
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 3.4(8)
- Downloads
- 119/day
Slider by 10Web
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,497by 10Web1 month ago
Slider by 10Web plugin is the perfect slider solution for Wordpress. Create a great responsive slideshow, image slider, layer slider, video slider and …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(289)
- Downloads
- 135/day
Gutenslider
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,714by eedee5 days ago
A slider and carousel block for images, videos and any blocks on top: hero sliders, content carousels and fullscreen background sliders.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.0(65)
- Downloads
- 2.6K/day
Ovation Elements
#2,091by pewilliams5 days ago
Transform your site with captivating sliders. Perfect for beginners and advanced users. Create and customize with our ultimate slider plugin.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 107/day
Slideshow Gallery LITE
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,972by Tribulant Software5 months ago
Feature content in a JavaScript powered slideshow gallery showcase on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(743)
- Downloads
- 44/day
Image Slider
Down in the last 7 days:12#3,498by GhozyLab1 month ago
Image Slider - The best and very easy slider plugin for your post, page or sidebar. 100% Responsive.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.4(31)
- Downloads
- 43/day
WP-Cycle
Up in the last 7 days:4#3,782by Nathan Rice14 years ago
This plugin creates an image slideshow in your theme, using the jQuery Cycle plugin. You can upload/delete images via the administration panel, and di …
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.6(12)
- Downloads
- 15/day
Testimonial Slider
Up in the last 7 days:20#3,794by David Anderson / Team Updraft2 months ago
Display your happy customers' Testimonials in a neat Responsive Slider
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.2(69)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Slider, Image Slider & Carousel by Slider Factory
Up in the last 7 days:2#4,424by FARAZFRANK1 month ago
Responsive WordPress slider plugin. Create responsive image sliders, carousel sliders, video sliders, and slideshows with 12 free layouts.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.5(13)
- Downloads
- 32/day
Media Slider for Photos Images Videos
Down in the last 7 days:1#4,468by A WP Life1 month ago
Create a responsive image slider to display photos, picture galleries, and play video slides on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 30/day
Image Slider Slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,614by Wptexture6 months ago
Plugin useful for add slider in Post/Page. Responsive Image Slider plugin is an easy way to create responsive image slider.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Responsive Slider Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:21#4,634by A WP Life1 month ago
Build an image slider with easy drag-and-drop. A simple responsive photo slider for your WordPress website posts and pages.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.5(13)
- Downloads
- 40/day
Slideshow SE
Down in the last 7 days:20#4,821by John West2 months ago
Completely free, open source plugin to easily add slideshows to your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 25/day
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
Slick Slider
Down in the last 7 days:13#4,974by Philipp Bammes3 months ago
Turn your native WordPress galleries into beautiful fully responsive sliders. Adjust the slider to your needs on a per gallery base.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.2(15)
- Downloads
- 23/day
GSlider Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:6#5,392by Noruzzaman8 days ago
Logo Carousel, Image Slider & Testimonial blocks for Gutenberg. 5 transition effects, responsive design & full customization!
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 59/day
Foyer
Up in the last 7 days:6#5,822by Menno Luitjes7 months ago
A free Digital Signage plugin for WordPress. Create and show off slideshows on your networked displays.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(27)
- Downloads
- 20/day
Cincopa video and media plug-in
Up in the last 7 days:17#5,940by nicashmu3 months ago
Post your videos, photo galleries, slideshows, music and playlists easily and in seconds.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 2.8(26)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Photo Gallery Slideshow & Masonry Tiled Gallery
Up in the last 7 days:35#6,227by Nks1 month ago
Free WordPress photo gallery, slideshow and masonry gallery plugin with lightbox and video support (YouTube, Vimeo). Upgrade to Pro for more.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.9(8)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:15#6,435by Justin Tadlock9 years ago
A shortcode for displaying a slideshow of image attachments for a post.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 10/day
Advanced Image Gallery for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:23#8,593by Maulik Vora26 days ago
Create stunning, responsive image galleries and media carousels for Elementor with advanced customization and video support.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day
Responsive Slick Slider WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:90#8,920by Vsourz Digital1 year ago
Responsive Slick Slider is built on the top of slick js with support to unlimited banner images, text layers and videos(YouTube, Mp4, HTML5 and Vimeo) …
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 10/day
jAlbum Bridge
Down in the last 7 days:22#8,946by mlaza5 months ago
Add spectacular mobile-friendly projectors of jAlbum albums on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 9/day
bxSlider integration for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:4#9,091by Vincent Mimoun-Prat11 years ago
bxSlider for WordPress integrates the great responsive content slider "bxSlider jQuery plugin" in your very own WordPress site.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.4(21)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Custom Post Slider
Down in the last 7 days:2#11,265by tuyennv11 years ago
Custom Post Slider Plugin Display Post with Owl Slider order by date, title, random... Developer can override HTML or create new layout in their theme …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 9/day
Easy Backstretch
Up in the last 7 days:27#11,283by Marco Galasso12 years ago
A simple and easy way to use Backstretch jQuery plugin in basic, slideshow and block level mode.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.0(10)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Responsive NextGEN Flex Slider Template
Up in the last 7 days:19#11,453by Mohsin Rasool12 years ago
Adds "sliderview" template for the NextGen gallery. Use the shortcode [nggallery id=x template="sliderview"]
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.1(10)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Responsive Flickr Slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:59#11,692by Robert1 year ago
Embeds a responsive slideshow of Flickr images from any album or photoset
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.8(6)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Flash Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:33#11,704by ulfben15 years ago
Flash Gallery is the only practical way to publish VAST amount of pictures in a post. Features full screen viewing, slideshows, albums and more.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
GPP Slideshow
Up in the last 7 days:31#11,942by Thad Allender13 years ago
A minimalist slideshow plugin that creates a new gallery post type. Add slideshows to widgets, posts, pages and gallery posts.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 8/day
WP Owl Carousel
Down in the last 7 days:84#11,995by Dabuuker10 years ago
Owl Carousel integration for Wordpress
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.3(4)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Creative Image Slider
Down in the last 7 days:59#12,097by Creative-Solutions2 years ago
Creative Image Slider is a responsive jQuery image slider with amazing visual effects.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.5(18)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Creative Clans Slide Show
Up in the last 7 days:26#12,670by tonnaer11 years ago
A free widget to use the Creative Clans Slide Show in your Wordpress website.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
Easy Nivo Slider
Down in the last 7 days:14#12,740by ecurtain15 years ago
Adds Nivo Slider to a post/page with no coding. Builds sliders from a post images, featured images in posts, or from NextGen galleries.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
SlideShare Embeds for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:16#12,789by Obox12 years ago
Enables you to embed a SlideShare presentation just by putting its link in your WordPress post.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
peLightbox Gallery Slider
Up in the last 7 days:91#12,802by pixelonetry6 months ago
peLightbox Gallery is a beautiful, responsive WordPress lightbox gallery and slider plugin
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
wp image slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:36#13,281by gopiplus3 years ago
This wp image slideshow plugin is your regular image slideshow plugin, except each image is dropped into view.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Home Page Slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:45#13,487by jethin12 years ago
Create a simple, lightweight, responsive slideshow for your site's home page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Superb slideshow gallery
Down in the last 7 days:5#14,273by gopiplus3 years ago
This is a strong, cross browser fade in slideshow script that incorporates some of your most requested features all rolled into one.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
GIGA Slider
Down in the last 7 days:31#14,488by wp-buy6 months ago
GIGA slider is an awesome WordPress slider plug-in with a lot of nice features. It is very simple to create slider for your WordPress site, you can ad …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(18)
- Downloads
- 5/day
HTML5 Slideshow Presentations
#14,546by Justin Sternberg13 years ago
Create HTML5 slideshow presentations using our favorite cms, WordPress. Host your own presentations and share/present them anytime.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 3/day
All-In-One Slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:1#14,784by wptom14 years ago
All-In-One Slideshow plugin implements jCycle, Easing and Cufon scripts into the highly customizable slideshow gallery.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Jellyfish backdrop
Up in the last 7 days:21#15,168by Strawberry Jellyfish6 years ago
Fullscreen background images and background slideshows on any WordPress post or page. Easily upload and select images using the media library.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Responsive slider / slideshow
Up in the last 7 days:77#15,426by subhansanjaya8 years ago
Simple & lightweight responsive slider plugin.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 1.7(3)
- Downloads
- 3/day