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Slideshow SE — WordPress Slider Plugin

by John West · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.7.2 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.0+

Slideshow SE has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 35,295 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 23, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Slideshow SE at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
35,295
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Slideshow SE 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.

  • Gutenberg block
  • Create as many slideshows with as many slides as you like
  • Image slides
  • YouTube Video slides
  • Place it anywhere on your website
  • Run multiple slideshows on the same page
  • Change animations and handling
  • Customizable stylesheets
  • COMPLETELY FREE AND OPEN SOURCE

Slideshow SE reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

8 reviews

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  • Good idea, but with flaws

    Unfortunately, resizing the window always rewrites width and height values, therefore no responsive design possible (css @media queries). Every slideshow must also be set to fixed pixel values, which is weird in 2026 (no vw, vh, em, rem, etc). Besides that, its free and opensource, so horray!

    knecker

  • Excellent

    Thanks for the update work.Excellent plugin, which works perfectly. I love the random function for displaying slides.

    flobogo

  • Really nice and customizable

    This plug-in it'v really nice and customizable, i put it on my home page and have been using it for at least 10 years since the first project was created!

    Alfredo Matricciani

  • excellent fork, thank you!

    very happy to see someone picking up the pieces from the previous outdated Slideshow plugins (more than one!) - the earliest of which was finally removed all together from the WP plugin repository last year due to security issues. excellent fork, thank you again for sharing your work with the rest of us. this saved me a lot of time.

    silico26

  • Fantastic

    Honestly, why is it so hard to find real honest free plugins? Took me an hour to stumble into this after many searches. Tons of features. Actually free. Actually works. Not bloatware, not addware, no tricks or catches. Is it perfect? No, not at all. Sure the fancy stupid expensive options have it all in a GUI in your block editor, but with a simple shortcode you can add an "object" you define just like a page or post. And did I mention TONS of options? More than I have seen in all the paid junkware. You sir are a paragon and this plugin is a shining example of what the open source community used to be. Thank you for sharing your personal labor with the rest of us.

    ebonweaver

  • Immediately effective

    Excellent, worked immediately and easy to set up…

    belbernard

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Details

Completely free, open source plugin to easily add slideshows to your WordPress site.

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

Rankings Slideshow SE competes in

Tags

  • carousel
  • Free
  • gallery
  • image
  • slideshow
Version
2.7.2
Last updated
Aug 23, 2026
First published
Aug 21, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.3
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Slideshow SE FAQ

What does Slideshow SE do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Slideshow SE offers Gutenberg block, Create as many slideshows with as many slides as you like, Image slides, YouTube Video slides and Place it anywhere on your website.

How many active installs does Slideshow SE have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Slideshow SE as of September 7, 2026.

Is Slideshow SE still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 23, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Slideshow SE free?

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