Is Posts Slideshow Widget free?

Yes, Posts Slideshow Widget is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Posts Slideshow Widget?

Posts Slideshow Widget has 80 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Posts Slideshow Widget alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Posts Slideshow Widget include WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes…, GenerateBlocks, Post Duplicator. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Posts Slideshow Widget work with the latest WordPress?

Posts Slideshow Widget has been tested up to WordPress 3.5.2. It requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+.

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Posts Slideshow Widget

Name: Posts Slideshow Widget
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: apgossips

This plugin enables you to have a side bar widget with slider (slideshow) of featured images from posts from a selected category.

By apgossips·Posts·Free

4.2(5 reviews)

·80 active installs·Updated 12 years ago

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As of April 2026, Posts Slideshow Widget is a WordPress posts plugin with 80 active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….

4.2/55 reviews

80active installs

10K+total downloads

13 yearssince 2013

Overview

This plugin enables you to have a side bar widget with slider (slideshow) of featured images from recent posts (custom post type),
from a selected category (hierarchical taxonomy), from comma separated list of tags. If post has no featured image, plugin tries
to extract any 1st image from that post content. Customize post title and background color, background color of slider navigation panel.
Color is selected from WordPress built-in color pallete. Manual input is available also. Select animation type: slide or fade.
Setup slider speed and widget dimensions. You can have as many sliders as you wish with different categories.
This is mainly useful if you have a dedicated category for photo gallery posts and would like to display recent post title with its featured photo.