by Essential Plugin 4 (70 reviews)

WP Slick Slider and Image Carousel

Name: WP Slick Slider and Image Carousel
Rating: 4.0 (70 reviews)
Author: Essential Plugin

A quick, easy way to add and display multiple WP Slick Slider and carousel using a shortcode. Also added Gutenberg block support.

WP Slick Slider and Image Carousel ranks #1,633 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #191 of 6,336 in the Media category, a 4/5 rating from 70 reviews, and was last updated Apr 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.1)

v3.7.8.2 Current Version v3.7.8.2

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 07 Apr, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#191 of 6,336 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -49.7% this week

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#1,633

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Active Installs

10K+

-42.7%

KW Avg Position

8.8

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Downloads

665.8K

+9 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

80%

Review 4 out of 5

4 (70 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 73.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0

70 reviews

Overall 80%

48 (69%)

4 (6%)

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1 (1%)

14 (20%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Apr 9, 2026

WP Slick Slider and Image Carousel [wp-slick-slider-and-image-carousel] < 3.7.8.2 (closed)

CVE-2026-6443 · Fixed in v3.7.8.2
Aug 16, 2023

WP Slick Slider and Image Carousel [wp-slick-slider-and-image-carousel] < 3.6 (closed)

CVE-2023-40200 · Fixed in v3.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.7.8.2
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Essential Plugin

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4
Reviews: 70
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

carousel slider responsive header image slider responsive slider slick image slider wp header image slider

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display image sliders and carousels on their pages or posts. It solves the problem of building responsive, touch-enabled sliders with multiple design and layout options without custom coding.