Slick carousel
Shortcode Options All of these options can also be set via the settings page, however if you'd like different settings for different carousels, …
3.8(4 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Slick carousel is a WordPress slick plugin with 50 active installations and a 3.8/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: NuboCoder – Beaver Builder Carousel.
3.8/54 reviews
50active installs
3.7K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Shortcode Options
All of these options can also be set via the settings page, however if you’d like different settings for different carousels, you can override these by using shortcode options…
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orderbyandorder(defaultmenu_orderASC)- What order to display the posts in. Uses WP_Query terms.
[slick-carousel orderby="rand"][slick-carousel orderby="date" orderby="DESC"]
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category(default all)- Filter carousel items by a comma separated list of carousel category slugs.
[slick-carousel category="homepage,highlights"]
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id(default all)- Specify the ID of a specific carousel post to display only one image.
- Find the image ID by looking at the edit post link, eg. post 109 would be
/wp-admin/post.php?post=109&action=edit [slick-carousel id="109"]
Installation
The easy…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0.0+ requiredTested up to false |
| PHP | false+ required |
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