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Fade Slider — WordPress Slider Plugin

by Anandaraj Balu · WordPress.org page

v2.6 Tested up to WP 6.9.7

Fade Slider has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,151 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 28, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Fade Slider at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
6,151
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 Fade Slider well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Bootstrap 5.3 carousel component with native animations
  • Fade and slide animation modes
  • Fully responsive design (mobile, tablet, desktop)
  • Adaptive height scaling for different screen sizes
  • Touch and keyboard navigation support
  • Customizable interval, pause behavior, and autoplay
  • Slide titles, descriptions, and clickable URLs
  • Indicator dots and navigation arrows
  • Responsive caption display with mobile optimization
  • Works with any theme (includes Bootstrap or uses CDN)
  • Automatic Bootstrap duplicate detection (prevents conflicts)
  • Drag and drop slide reordering with visual feedback

Fade Slider reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Simple and great! :)

    The plugin does what is says and is easy to use with shortcode for pages/posts. Thanks! :)

    thh022

  • Works great

    Works great

    Sumathisubha

  • Its working..!

    Its working..!

    Naveenkumar C

Details

A modern, responsive Bootstrap 5.3 carousel slider plugin with smooth fade/slide animations, works perfectly on all devices and themes.

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

Rankings Fade Slider competes in

Tags

  • Bootstrap 5.3 Carousel
  • bootstrap slider
  • carousel
  • Fade Slider
  • slider

More from Anandaraj Balu

Version
2.6
Last updated
Feb 28, 2026
First published
Apr 5, 2016
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Fade Slider FAQ

What does Fade Slider do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Fade Slider offers Bootstrap 5.3 carousel component with native animations, Fade and slide animation modes, Fully responsive design (mobile, tablet, desktop), Adaptive height scaling for different screen sizes and Touch and keyboard navigation support.

How many active installs does Fade Slider have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Fade Slider as of September 7, 2026.

Is Fade Slider still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on February 28, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is Fade Slider free?

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