by Essential Plugin 4.7 (116 reviews)

WP Responsive Recent Post Slider/Carousel

Name: WP Responsive Recent Post Slider/Carousel
Rating: 4.7 (116 reviews)
Author: Essential Plugin

Display Responsive Recent Post Slider and Carousel on your site with 4 designs (Slider) and 1 designs (Carousel) using shortcode and Gutenberg block.

WP Responsive Recent Post Slider/Carousel ranks #1,394 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #185 of 8,549 in the Customization category, a 4.7/5 rating from 116 reviews, and was last updated Feb 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v3.7.1 Current Version v3.7.1

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 20 Feb, 2026

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#185 of 8,549 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -35% this week

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#1,394

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Active Installs

20K+

-7.5%

KW Avg Position

4.2

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Downloads

952.5K

+32 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (116 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 16.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

116 reviews

Overall 94%

103 (89%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 9, 2026

WP Responsive Recent Post Slider/Carousel [wp-responsive-recent-post-slider] < 3.7.1.1 (closed)

CVE-2026-6443 · Fixed in v3.7.1.1
Aug 16, 2023

WP Responsive Recent Post Slider/Carousel [wp-responsive-recent-post-slider] < 3.5 (closed)

CVE-2023-40200 · Fixed in v3.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.7.1
Last Updated: Feb 20, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Essential Plugin

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 116
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to showcase recent posts in a slider or carousel format. It solves the problem of displaying multiple recent posts in a compact, visually engaging way without requiring visitors to scroll through the whole site.