WP Carousel is the most powerful and user-friendly WordPress Carousel plugin to create beautiful carousels with Images, Posts, WooCommerce Products etc. This plugin will allow you simply select images from WordPress media library, drag and drop them into place and also supports WordPress posts and WooCommerce products. It’s fully responsive, highly customizable and works smoothly on iPhone, iPad, Android, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and Edge.
We believe that you shouldn’t be a coder or hire a developer to create a carousel for your WordPress site. That’s why we built the WordPress Carousel plugin that’s both EASY and POWERFUL.
WP Carousel 2.0
WP Carousel 2.0 has completely been rebuilt and this provides you now many improvements and new amazing features.
You’ll be able to display
Image Carousel – Create beautiful image carousels with uploading images via WordPress regular media gallery. Easily drag and drop image slides.
Post Carousel – Display WordPress latest posts in the carousel with post title, image, excerpt, date, author etc.
WooCommerce Product Carousel – Display latest WooCommerce products carousel. Show/hide the product name, image, price, rating, add to cart button etc.
Key Feature List
Fully Responsive and Touch-friendly.
Lightweight, Fast & Powerful.
Shortcode Generator.
Extremely User-friendly Admin Panel.
Create Carousel using images from media gallery, posts, products etc.
Drag and drop image slides Re-ordering.
Multiple Carousels. (Create unlimited carousels into same page)
Multisite Supported.
Set border for image slide.
AutoPlay on/off.
AutoPlay Speed Control.
Stop on hover carousel.
Infinite looping for the carousel.
Show/hide Navigation and Pagination dots.
Navigation & Pagination dots color.
Unlimited color and styling options.
Control carousel columns on different devices.
Display random order.
Unique settings for each carousel.
Touch Swipe options.
Mouse Draggable enable or disable.
Multilingual Ready.
RTL Supported.
Widget Supported.
Compatible with any theme.
Advanced Settings to enqueue or dequeue Scripts/CSS.
Custom CSS field to override styles.
Developer friendly & easy to customize.
SEO friendly & optimized for speed.
Support all modern browsers: IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Edge etc.
Documentation and Video Tutorials.
Fast and Active Support.
And much more options.
For fast support, features request, and bug reporting
WP Carousel Pro is the most powerful and user-friendly multi-purpose WordPress Carousel plugin to create beautiful carousels with images, Posts, WooCommerce Products, Contents (Images, Text, HTML, Shortcodes), Video etc. The plugin has own image and content management system and also supports Posts, Pages, Custom Post Type, Taxonomy, Custom Taxonomy, Custom Contents, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, mp4, WebM, Self-hosted Video with Lightbox. It’s fully responsive, highly customizable and works smoothly on iPhone, iPad, Android, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and Edge.
It’s even easier to put images of different height together so the width is dynamic with fixed height so that your site looks pretty. The plugin vastly improves user experience and lets you create different types of beautiful carousels easily and quickly.
Popular Carousel Types
Image Carousel – WP Carousel Pro allows you to create beautiful image carousels for your site in minutes! Upload images via WordPress regular media gallery, create a gallery to make carousel.
Post Carousel – Display posts from multiple Categories, Tags, Formats, or Types: Latest, Taxonomies, Specific etc. Show the standard post contents: title, image, excerpt, read more, category, date, author, tags, comments etc.
Product Carousel – Filter by different product types. (e.g. latest, categories, specific products etc.). Show/hide the product name, image, price, excerpt, read more, rating, add to cart button etc.
Content Carousel (Slide Anything) – Slide anything you want based on your WordPress site. (e.g. images, text, HTML, shortcodes, any custom contents etc.) You can sort slide content by drag and drop easily.
Video Carousel – Show videos from multiple sources: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, mp4, WebM, and even self-hosted video with Lightbox. A customizable video icon will place over the video thumb.
Display posts from multiple Categories, Tags, Formats, or Types. (e.g. Latest, Taxonomies, Specific etc.).
Add Unlimited Carousels. (e.g. post, page, custom template, widget or anywhere you want.)
840+ Google Fonts (Advanced Typography).
Enable/Disable option for Google Font loading.
100+ Advanced Styling and Visual Customization options.
Drag & Drop ordering Image, Content, Video.
Image Internal and External Links.
Image Carousel (with caption and description.)
Image Content Position (Bottom, Right, and Overlay).
Show/hide image caption and description.
Slide border and inner padding.
Lightbox functionality for images.
Lightbox images group by the view.
Smart lazy-loading option for images.
GrayScale effect for images.
Soft and Hard cropping option for image.
Set equal or fixed height with CSS for images.
Variable width option in the carousel.
Image Title Attribute option.
Post Carousel.
Show the standard post contents or select which content you want to display. (Title, image, excerpt, read more, category, date, author, tags, comments etc.)
Post excerpt and full content display option.
Show Post Content with words limit.
Show/hide read more button.
Read more button text customization option.
WooCommerce Product Carousel.
Product content position (Bottom, right, overlay)
Filter by different product types. (e.g. latest, categories, specific products etc.).
Show/hide the standard product contents. (Product name, image, price, excerpt, read more, rating, add to cart etc.).
Limit product description.
Post order (Ascending & Descending) and order by ID, date, random, title, modified etc.
Content Carousel
Slide Anything you want based on your website. (e.g. images, text, HTML, shortcodes, any custom contents etc.)
Video Carousel.
Video icon color customization.
Add video caption and description.
Add custom video thumbnail for the Self-hosted Video.
Custom CSS field to override styles.
Display carousel section title.
Set margin-bottom for the section title.
Scripts Enqueue or Dequeue options to avoid conflicts.
Carousel Mode (Standard, Ticker and Center Mode).
AutoPlay on/off.
Control AutoPlay and Pagination speed.
Stop on hover carousel.
Infinite looping for the carousel.
Touch, swipe or tap on Android, iOS or any other touch devices.
Mouse Draggable options.
Adaptive height for the carousel.
Enable or Disable carousel scroll with tab and keyboard.
Set the number of slides to scroll.
Show/hide carousel navigation and pagination dots.
8+ Different navigation positions.
6 FontAwesome directional icons.
Hide navigation border and background.
Set carousel pagination dots margin.
Unlimited colors and styling options.
Different types of sliding and hover effects.
Control carousel column on different devices.
Duplicate or clone carousels.
Multisite supported.
Automatic update integration.
Widget ready.
RTL supported.
Compatible with any theme or extension.
Support all browsers: Firefox, Chrome, IE, Safari etc.
SEO friendly & optimized for speed.
Extensive Online docs & Video Tutorials.
Fast and friendly support.
Any new features we add in the future (which is often).
The premium version of the plugin entitles you to get fast, friendly, and priority support with replies posted within 24 hours (without holidays). Please submit a support ticket here. This will create a support thread in our support portal.
For documentation and tutorials go to our Documentation.
WP Carousel is perfect for photographers, designers, bloggers, different organizations, and small to large businesses. Basically, if you want to create beautiful carousels like, Image Carousel, Post Carousel, and Product Carousel, then you need to use WP Carousel.
What types of carousel you can create using WP Carousel?
You can create three (3) types of carousel using WP Carousel such as: Image Carousel, Post Carousel, and Product Carousel. And with the Premium Version, you can create also Content Carousel and Video Carousel.
Do I need to have coding skills to use WP Carousel?
No. You don’t need any coding skill. No more pain writing any shortcode attributes to display carousel in your site. With just a few clicks, you can amazingly create unlimited Image, Post, and Product Carousels.
Is WP Carousel responsive?
Yes, WP Carousel is fully responsive, mobile and touch-friendly.
Can I add WP Carousel anywhere on my website?
Yes, you can add WP Carousel inside your blog posts, pages, widgets, and anywhere else on your WordPress website with a shortcode or PHP function.
Can I have multiple carousels with the separate setting?
Yes. You can have an unlimited carousel with each separate setting in the page, post, template, widget or anywhere you like.
Will WP Carousel work with my theme?
WP Carousel works with any WordPress theme if themes are developed according to WordPress standard.
How can I get support if the plugin is not working?
If you face any problem with our plugin or something is not working as it should, first follow the preliminary steps:
Test the plugin with a WordPress default theme, to be sure that the error is not caused by the theme you are currently using.
Deactivate all plugins you are using and check if the problem is still occurring.
If none of the previously listed actions helps you solve the problem, then, submit a ticket in the forum and describe your problem accurately, specify WordPress and plugin versions you are using and any other information that might help us solve your problem as quickly as possible.
Pro version users Support and Free or Lite Version Support.
Where can I report bugs?
If you find a bug, please report it in our active support. You will be replied once the issue is resolved.
I’d like access to more features. How can I get them?
You can get access to more features when you purchase a license of the plugin. Purchasing a license of WP Carousel Pro gets you to access the full version of WP Carousel, automatic lifetime updates, and support.
Is WP Carousel compatible with WordPress multisite?
Yes, WP Carousel works perfectly with WordPress multi-site network.
How to use ‘WP Carousel’ in WordPress 5.0 Gutenberg Block Editor
Adding a WP Carousel (Image Carousel, Post Carousel, Product Carousel) using the WordPress 5.0 Block Editor is pretty straight-forward. You can paste the generated shortcode into a ‘Paragraph Block’ or use the ‘Shortcode Block’. It works nicely as classic editor.
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Improved: The horizontal alignment of the images is set to center aligned in the image carousel.
Tested: WooCommerce 8.7.0 compatibility.
2.6.3 – Apr 03, 2024
Fix: The warning was found when the plugin was activated via the WP-Cli command.
Tested: WordPress 6.5 compatibility.
2.6.2 – Jan 23, 2024
Improved: The Help Page has been redesigned to make it more user-friendly.
Improved: The Order By default value of post/product is set to ‘date’ and Order to ‘descending’.
Fix: The Fontello icon conflicts with other plugins’ Fontello icons.
Tested: WooCommerce 8.5.1 compatibility.
2.6.1 – Jan 11, 2024
Fix: The warning found after updating to the latest if the database updater does not run.
2.6.0 – Jan 05, 2024
New: The Zoom In, Zoom Out feature
Improved: The Tool Tip/Help text of the plugin options to make it more user-friendly.
Improved: The Margin Bottom of the Section Title option has moved to the Typography Section.
Improved: SVG icons have been optimized.
Improved: The Carousel options were reorganized by the Nested Tab system.
Improved: The Carousel Navigation and Pagination’s Hide in mobile option have been separated.
Improved: Set the default image size to medium size.
Improved: The Lightbox options were reorganized by the Nested Tab system.
Fixed: The issue that the navigation right does not show in mobile view.
2.5.10 – Nov 09, 2023
New: To add anything before and after the rating star, two hooks, ‘wpcp_before_product_rating_woocommerce,’ and ‘wpcp_after_product_rating_woocommerce.’
Fix: The image counter in the lightbox displays incorrect numbers when using the lightbox with the image carousel.
Tested: WordPress 6.4.1 compatibility.
Tested: WooCommerce 8.2.2 compatibility.
2.5.9 – Oct 19, 2023
New: The Quick View option to show the Quick View button in the product slider/grid.
New: The Show Brands option to show the brand’s name in the product slider/grid.
Improved: The plugin was compatible with the Quick View for WooCommerce and Smart Brands for WooCommerce plugins.
Fix: Some PHPCS warnings found with PHP v8.2.
Tested: WooCommerce 8.2.1 compatibility.
Tested: WordPress 6.3.2 compatibility.
2.5.8 – Jul 28, 2023
Fix: The plugin admin panel translation is not working if the language file is placed in the plugin language folder.
Updated: Minimum required version of WordPress for the plugin.
Tested: WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS) feature compatibility.
Tested: WooCommerce 7.9.0 compatibility.
Tested: WordPress 6.3 compatibility.
2.5.7 – Jun 04, 2023
New: The Lightbox feature for the image type.
2.5.6 – May 30, 2023
Improved: The import feature with animation.
Fix: The warning if the space-between value is set to empty.
Tested: WordPress 6.2.2 compatibility.
2.5.5 – Apr 13, 2023
Improved: Some string translation improved.
Updated: The language (.pot) file.
Fix: The font awesome icons of the plugin conflicts with other plugin icon.
Tested: WordPress 6.2 compatibility.
2.5.4 – Mar 03, 2023
New: The Load Script for Ajax Theme option was added to the settings page for Ajax theme compatibility.
Fix: The conflict among plugin Fontello icons with other plugin/theme icons.
Fix: The style conflict of the WP Carousel Plugin with the Radio Play plugin.
Fix: The style issue when product rating is shown in the product carousel.
2.5.3 – Dec 21, 2022
Fix: Few warnings for deprecated shortcodes.
Improved: Plugin security improved.
2.5.2 – Dec 13, 2022
New: The grid pagination alignment option of post and product type.
New: The grid pagination text, bg, and border color option for post and product type.
Improved: The post meta is placed above the post title to improve the layout style.
Fix: The custom CSS does not override static CSS in the preview.
Fix: The empty p tag before post content of the post grid or carousel.
Tested: WordPress 6.1.1 compatibility.
Tested: WooCommerce 7.1.1 compatibility.
2.5.1 – Nov 11, 2022
Improved: Load dynamic style according to the shortcode on the page.
Fix: Dequeue Assets option does not work when the Elementor plugin is enabled.
Tested: WooCommerce 7.1.0 compatibility.
Tested: WordPress 6.1 compatibility.
2.5.0 – Sept 30, 2022
New: The Free mode of Carousel layout.
Fix: Border width value 0 or empty does not work.
Fix: Grid layout breaks when the unclosed comment remains in the custom CSS field.
2.4.12 – Sept 23, 2022
New: Item vertical gap added.
Improved: Help page.
2.4.11 – Sept 19, 2022
Improved: Migrated from Slick to Swiper for carousel layout.
Fix: Navigation icon issue at Gutenberg edit page with Astra theme.
2.4.10 – Aug 29, 2022
Fix: WP Carousel does not works properly inside tab content of WP Tabs Pro.
Removed: Unused codes and assets from the plugin.
2.4.9 – Aug 01, 2022
Fix: The export option does not work properly along with the WP Debugging plugin.
Tested: WooCommerce 6.7.0 compatibility.
2.4.8 – Jun 11, 2022
Improved: Move Gutenberg assets to the assets folder from src.
Fix: The premium page warnings.
Fix: The popup video position on the premium page.
2.4.7 – May 21, 2022
Tested: WordPress 6.0 compatibility.
Fix: CSS warning if the margin-bottom of section title leaves empty.
Fix: Hide the Carousel Settings tab when the gallery layout is selected.
2.4.6 – Apr 30, 2022
Improved: SVG preloading icon has been added as a pre-loader image.
Updated: The language (.pot) file.
Fix: Some assets of the backend don’t load properly when the hosting directory is different.
Fix: RTL Slider direction issue.
2.4.5 – Apr 16, 2022
Tested: WooCommerce 6.4.1 compatibility.
Fix: ‘Helper’ class conflict with ‘AWS for WordPress’ plugin
Fix: Deprecated warning for Elementor block of WP Carousel.
Fix: Undefined warning found during plugin deletion.
Fix: Correct posts are not shown in the second language when the WPML plugin is used.
Removed: The TinyMCE button from the classic editor.
