Gallery Carousel Without JetPack
Transform your standard galleries into an immersive full-screen experience without requiring you to connect to WordPress.com
3.9(39 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Gallery Carousel Without JetPack is a WordPress gallery plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 39 reviews. It has been downloaded 220K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 17% this week. Top alternative: Smart Slider 3.
3.9/539 reviews
4.0K+active installs
220K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
I love this Carousel feature that is part of the JetPack plugin however I didn’t like that I was being forced to connect my site with WordPress.com to use a feature that has no connection with WordPress.com. Well, I simply forked the Carousel module from JetPack. I am releasing it for all those who want to use this feature with freedom of choice.
The carousel feature transforms your standard built-in WordPRess galleries into an immersive full-screen experience with comments and EXIF metadata.
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Ratings & Reviews
3.939 reviews
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Recent Reviews
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by JoshuaLewis·8 years ago·2 replies
can’t delete my review? WordPress, what gives?
- This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by joshualewis. Reason: Wanting to delete review
Doesn’t Work On Single Image Posts
by alikgriffin·9 years ago
Doesn’t seem to work on single image posts like the original Jetpack plugin does.
Awesome!
by miguel·9 years ago
Awesome
Works like charm!
by linasslepikas·10 years ago
Works like charm!
No installation instructions, no clue
by Juan Gray·10 years ago·1 reply
Yeah, I don’t have time to scavenger hunt another mysterious wordpress plugin with no clear indication of how it is to be used.
99% of WordPress gallery plugins are built to fail.
Download Trends
Today: 4Yesterday: 9This week: 35Period total: 1K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4.1+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.7
98.2%
Other
1.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.7.5
- Updated it to match original JetPack plugin updates from 3.6.1
- Tested with WordPress 4.3
- Fix: plugin_dir_path() and plugin_dir_url() used for Multisite / symlink support
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