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Carousel Block — WordPress Slider Plugin

Carousel Block – Showcase Images in Elegant Sliding Displays

by bPlugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.3 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Carousel Block has 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 102,101 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 30, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Carousel Block at a glance

Active installs
7,000+
Total downloads
102,101
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Carousel Block well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Image in Lightbox: Open the slide image in a lightbox
  • Link on Caption: Set the slide link on the caption
  • Touch Move: Control the slider with touch gestures
  • Advanced Autoplay: Disable on interaction, pause on mouse enter, reverse direction, and stop on last slide
  • Free Mode: Drag slides freely, with an optional sticky behavior
  • More Effects: Cube, Coverflow, Flip, and Cards transitions
  • Mousewheel Sliding: Move through slides with the mousewheel
  • Per-Device Pagination & Navigation: Show or hide pagination and navigation on tablet and mobile
  • Dynamic Bullets: Enable dynamic pagination bullets
  • Advanced Captions: Show captions on hover, position them outside the image, and change vertical alignment

Carousel Block reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Love the Masonry Layout

    We wanted a carousel with a Masonry layout and Bplugins delivered. It looks great on our site at CastroNightMarket.com and we are very happy with it. Jolie

    jamestheall

  • Works as it should

    This just provides basic things as a slide should have. Easy to use. Great free plugin.

    fufy

  • I Love It

    Good job guys I love it and easy to use keep going.

    mas98

  • simple, straight forward and does it's one job well

    Spent ages trying to find a simple image carousel plugin. All the big splayers wantd big money for the pro version to include the carousel. They were also often hardwork when it should be simple. That's when I discovered this plugin. Amazing that it works straight from blocks editor (instead of creating it and then inserting with shortcode) Offers some simple but useful configuration options for each set of slides. Love it!

    mattgoddard

  • very good and easy to manage

    good

    janshatad

  • Great Plugin

    STraightforward, Easy to use.

    tolitscc

Where Carousel Block ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Carousel Block appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Slider Plugins #35 by tag, not in search #72 –

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Details

Create responsive image and content carousels in Gutenberg. Captions, autoplay, effects, navigation – build elegant sliders with no code.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Carousel Block competes in

Tags

  • block
  • client logo slider
  • Gutenberg block
  • image slider
  • logo carousel

More from bPlugins

Version
1.2.3
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026
First published
May 4, 2022
Requires WordPress
6.5
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Carousel Block FAQ

What does Carousel Block do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Carousel Block offers Image in Lightbox: Open the slide image in a lightbox, Link on Caption: Set the slide link on the caption, Touch Move: Control the slider with touch gestures, Advanced Autoplay: Disable on interaction, pause on mouse enter, reverse direction, and stop on last slide and Free Mode: Drag slides freely, with an optional sticky behavior.

How many active installs does Carousel Block have?

WordPress.org reports 7,000+ active installs for Carousel Block as of September 7, 2026.

Is Carousel Block still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 30, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Carousel Block free?

Carousel Block is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Carousel Block rank among Slider Plugins?

Carousel Block is #72 in the WordPress.org Slider Plugins ranking.