Best Free WordPress Plugins for Sliders And Carousels

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Sliders & Carousels

All 15 Free only Premium only 8

Choosing a WordPress plugin for sliders and carousels comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. Premium Addons for Elementor Best overall 94/100
2. Smart Slider 3 93/100
3. Royal Addons for Elementor 93/100
4. Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider 92/100
5. SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 91/100
6. Depicter 90/100
7. Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, P... 88/100
8. Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider,... 88/100
9. Gallery by Visual Portfolio 88/100
10. WP Google Review Slider 88/100
11. Shortcodes Ultimate 87/100
12. Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 87/100
13. Real Testimonials 87/100
14. Interactive Content 87/100
15. Logo Slider 87/100

Best overall Free by Leap13

Premium Addons for Elementor

Elementor Carousel, Mega Menu, Posts List/Slider, WooCommerce Widgets, Display Conditions, AI Abilities, Premade Templates & more.

4.9★: from 1,677 ratings
600k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Nextendweb

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.

4.9★: from 1,123 ratings
800k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by WP Royal

Royal Addons for Elementor

Elementor templates, Header footer builder, Elementor Post Grid, Woocommerce Grid builder, Slider, Forms, Gallery, Nav menu addons, Elementor widgets.

4.8★: from 611 ratings
600k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by MetaSlider

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Slider, gallery, carousel plugin for WordPress. Build your image slider, video slider, post slider, YouTube slider, or WooCommerce product slider.

4.6★: from 738 ratings
500k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by Greg - SiteOrigin

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

Essential elements for modern websites. Add buttons, sliders, heroes, maps, images, carousels, features, icons, more. Create dynamic pages easily.

4.9★: from 134 ratings
400k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by averta

Depicter

Build Stunning Slider and Popup. Exit intent Popup, Image slider carousel, video slider carousel, post slider carousel, product slider, promote popup

4.6★: from 234 ratings
80k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by Suplugins

Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, P...

Create WordPress websites with free forms, Gutenberg blocks, popups, sliders, countdowns, animations, pre-built pages, patterns & The Theme Designer

4.9★: from 22 ratings
80k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by ShapedPlugin LLC

Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider,...

Carousel, Slider, and Photo Gallery with Lightbox plugin. Create Image Carousel, Video Slider, Post Carousel, Post Grid, Product Carousel, and more.

4.7★: from 432 ratings
70k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by nK

Gallery by Visual Portfolio

Build photo galleries, image galleries, and portfolio grids with gallery blocks. Masonry, lightbox, sliders, and filters included.

4.8★: from 336 ratings
60k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

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Free by jgwhite33

WP Google Review Slider

Display Google reviews on your site with a slider or grid. Reviews are saved locally on your server for fast loading. No address? No problem — works w …

4.9★: from 369 ratings
30k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by Vova

Shortcodes Ultimate

Add 50+ shortcodes with live preview for tabs, accordions, buttons, FAQs, sliders and boxes. Works in Block Editor and Classic Editor.

4.9★: from 5,924 ratings
400k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

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Free by Virgildia

Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg

A responsive modern carousel slider for the Gutenberg block editor that lets you add any blocks to your slides. Easily create sliders for hero section …

4.8★: from 58 ratings
50k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4