Set up an easy, versatile, responsive slider with images or any HTML content. Powered by jQuery Cycle2.
As of April 2026, Versitile jQuery Slider is a WordPress slider plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Smart Slider 3.
The Versatile jQuery Slider helps you set up an easy, versatile, responsive slider with images or any HTML content. Powered by jQuery Cycle2.
I’ve often looked for a good plugin that would allow me to quickly and easily add the jQuery Cycle2 plugin to a site, but I couldn’t find any good ones… so I built this. Basically, the Versatile jQuery Slider (VJS Slider) is a wrapper that pulls in most of the available options into a shortcode for easy use. So you’ll want to check out the jQuery Cycle2 options to know what is available.
The nice part is, the jQuery Cycle2 scripts are only loaded on the pages that they are used on, and only the necessary scripts are loaded. So if you need the carousel plugin, it will automatically be added in if the fx attribute is set carousel. You need to cent…
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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