by ShapedPlugin LLC 4.3 (6 reviews)

Widget Post Slider

Name: Widget Post Slider
Rating: 4.3 (6 reviews)
Author: ShapedPlugin LLC

Widget Post Slider to display posts image in a slider from category.

Widget Post Slider ranks #5,421 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #796 of 8,548 in the Customization category, a 4.3/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated May 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v1.3.8 Current Version v1.3.8

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 13 May, 2026

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#796 of 8,548 in Customization Top 10% by installs

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Rank

#5,421

+5 this week

Active Installs

1K+

-45.6%

KW Avg Position

25.4

0.2 better

Downloads

62.4K

+4 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 23.8%

1K+ 2K+

5,372

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8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

6 reviews

Overall 86%

5 (83%)

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1 (17%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Apr 22, 2024

Widget Post Slider [widget-post-slider] < 1.3.6

CVE-2024-32801 · Fixed in v1.3.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.3.8
Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Requires WP: 5.8+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: ShapedPlugin LLC

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 6
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

category slider post carousel post slider posts-widget slider widget

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a widget displaying blog post images in a slider from a category. It solves the need to showcase post images with captions in a carousel without adding extra jQuery or CSS.