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Best WordPress Plugins for Wordpress Slider

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Wordpress Slider

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for wordpress slider 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. 1. Slider by Soliloquy Best overall 87/100
  2. 2. Master Slider 84/100
  3. 3. Serious Slider 83/100
  4. 4. bSlider 81/100
  5. 5. Slider, Carousel, and Slideshow by Slider Factory 81/100
  6. 6. Range Slider Addon for Gravity Forms 80/100
  7. 7. Ovation Elements 78/100
  8. 8. GIGA Slider 72/100
  9. 9. MaxSlider 70/100
  10. 10. Wonder Slider Lite 69/100
  11. 11. Super Simple Slider 62/100
  12. 12. Slider by 10Web 61/100
  13. 13. Video Slider 58/100
  14. 14. Slider Carousel 57/100
  15. 15. You can quote me on that 54/100
1 Slider by Soliloquy
Best overall Free by Syed Balkhi

Slider by Soliloquy

The best WordPress slider plugin. Drag & Drop responsive slider builder that helps you create a beautiful image slideshows with just a few clicks.

4.7★
from 1,026 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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2 Master Slider
Free by averta

Master Slider

Build SEO friendly sliders fast and easy with touch swipe navigation that works smoothly across all devices.

4.6★
from 503 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
84

WPScore

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3 Serious Slider
Free by CryoutCreations

Serious Slider

Serious Slider is a free highly efficient SEO friendly fully translatable accessibility ready image slider for WordPress. Seriously!

3.4★
from 8 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
83

WPScore

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4 bSlider
Free by bPlugins

bSlider

bSlider is a WordPress slider plugin that lets you create responsive image, post, product, and video carousels using the Gutenberg block & shortcode.

4★
from 11 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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7 Ovation Elements
Free by pewilliams

Ovation Elements

Transform your site with captivating sliders. Perfect for beginners and advanced users. Create and customize with our ultimate slider plugin.

3★
from 2 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
78

WPScore

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8 GIGA Slider
Free by wp-buy

GIGA Slider

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 …

4.3★
from 18 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
72

WPScore

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9 MaxSlider
Free by The CSSIgniter Team

MaxSlider

MaxSlider is a free WordPress slider plugin that lets you create responsive sliders for your website. Shortcode and Visual Composer support included.

4.7★
from 12 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
70

WPScore

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10 Wonder Slider Lite
Free by WonderPlugin

Wonder Slider Lite

Fully responsive WordPress slider - 3D transition effects, built-in Lightbox gallery, supports images, mp4 videos, YouTube, Vimeo and WordPress posts.

4.2★
from 24 ratings
8k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
69

WPScore

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13 Video Slider
Free by richteam

Video Slider

SLIDER plugin was created and specially designed for YouTube, Vimeo, Vevo and MP4 video to show in slider.

4.7★
from 71 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2023
Tested to
WP 6.3.10
58

WPScore

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14 Slider Carousel
Free by richteam

Slider Carousel

Slider Image plugin is fully responsive. Your photos with our slider effects will be perfectly. Slider modes Slider Navigation, Content Slider, Fashio …

4.5★
from 64 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2023
Tested to
WP 6.3.10
57

WPScore

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