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Simple Owl Carousel — WordPress Slider Plugin

by PressTigers · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.1 Tested up to WP 6.4.13

Simple Owl Carousel has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 16,824 downloads all time. It was downloaded 113 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on November 10, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.4.13.

Simple Owl Carousel at a glance

Active installs
400+
was 500+ 30 days ago
Total downloads
16,824
Downloads, last 30 days
113
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Simple Owl Carousel well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.4.13, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Features

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

  • Super Easy Content Carousel
  • Text Field for Image Caption
  • Draggable Slide Sorting
  • Fully Responsive
  • Insertable via Shortcode Builder Anywhere to Post/Page/Widgets
  • Awesome Support

Simple Owl Carousel reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
3.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
1
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
1

  • Only one available carousel type - non modifiable

    The description says it's fully customizable but you can only create one kind of slider

    Neven Jevtić

  • Good OWL Carousel Slider

    Its best for logos and other carousels. Will be updated to OWL Carousel 2, carousel there is second version it will be best solution.

    toto

Download and install history

180 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Simple Owl Carousel downloads per day05101520Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Simple Owl Carousel active installs0125250375500Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Simple Owl Carousel rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Simple Owl Carousel review count00.511.52Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Details

Based on the Owl Carousel, an extremely powerful, robust & responsive customizable plugin.

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

Rankings Simple Owl Carousel competes in

Tags

  • content carousel
  • draggable
  • fade scroller
  • Image carousel
  • layered

More from PressTigers

Version
1.1.1
Last updated
Nov 10, 2023
First published
Jul 22, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.4
Tested up to
6.4.13
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Simple Owl Carousel FAQ

What does Simple Owl Carousel do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Simple Owl Carousel offers Super Easy Content Carousel, Text Field for Image Caption, Draggable Slide Sorting, Fully Responsive and Insertable via Shortcode Builder Anywhere to Post/Page/Widgets.

How many active installs does Simple Owl Carousel have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Simple Owl Carousel as of October 22, 2026.

Is Simple Owl Carousel still maintained?

The last release was on November 10, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Simple Owl Carousel free?

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