MaxSlider — WordPress Slider Plugin
by The CSSIgniter Team · WordPress.org page · Website
MaxSlider has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 94,402 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 25, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
MaxSlider at a glance
Is MaxSlider well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Unlimited Sliders
- Unlimited slides per slider
- Responsive layouts
- Flexible settings per slide/slider
- Auto-slide option
- Slide effects
- Set the pause between slides
- Set a custom height per slider
- Show/Hide Previous/Next Arrows
- Set Background/Foreground arrow colors
- Set title text, title size and title color per slide
- Set subtitle text, subtitle size and subtitle color per slide
MaxSlider reviews and ratings
12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Great Slider Plugin
This plugin is simple and complete! Great!
iacx -
Best slider plugin
This is a great slider what works with Gutenberg editor. Although the settings are not done within the editor, I like the fact that they are managed under a separate space under the admin left column tab. When there are many settings to deal with, Gutenberg editor does not provide adequate space to work. There's good amount of settings allowing you to customize the slider design with flexibility. And the best part is that this is all free. The author is not attempting to up sale you with blatant banners, buttons, and popups in the admin screen like many others do. Thank you for the great work.
Skylabb -
Great and clean plugin
I'm very happy with this easy going and clear coding lightweight plugin. Making slides with information in a short time and without any previous knowledge makes this plugin one of my favorites. Thanks guys ! Keep on :)
omega.gr -
Goood
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arbian1985 -
Just what I Need and No More
I've wanted a simple slider that works in a post and this is it! No frills, no tutorials to study, just pick your images, get your short-code and bam! You have a slider that you can post anywhere. I have The Revolution Slider Plugin 6.0, and that's an amazing piece of software, but I write time-sensitive content, and I have to get it out quick, and MaxSlider lets me do that. I've also tried other basic sliders, but they had conflicts with other scripts, MaxSlider just works.
UncleMorty -
Always Bug!!!
Worst Slider Plugin
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Where MaxSlider ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that MaxSlider appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Slider Plugins | #36 by tag, not in search | #74 | – |
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Details
MaxSlider is a free WordPress slider plugin that lets you create responsive sliders for your website. Shortcode and Visual Composer support included.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings MaxSlider competes in
Tags
- image slider
- Photo Slider
- responsive slider
- slider
- wordpress slider
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- Version
- 1.2.4
- Last updated
- Apr 25, 2025
- First published
- Nov 4, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
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- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
MaxSlider FAQ
What does MaxSlider do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, MaxSlider offers Unlimited Sliders, Unlimited slides per slider, Responsive layouts, Flexible settings per slide/slider and Auto-slide option.
How many active installs does MaxSlider have?
WordPress.org reports 6,000+ active installs for MaxSlider as of September 7, 2026.
Is MaxSlider still maintained?
The last release was on April 25, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is MaxSlider free?
MaxSlider is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does MaxSlider rank among Slider Plugins?
MaxSlider is #74 in the WordPress.org Slider Plugins ranking.