Yes, WP Carousel is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use WP Carousel?

WP Carousel has 80 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best WP Carousel alternatives?

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

Does WP Carousel work with the latest WordPress?

WP Carousel has been tested up to WordPress 3.3.2. It requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+.

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WP Carousel

Name: WP Carousel
Author: sumolari

WP Carousel is a plugin that allows you to add a carousel with posts, categories, tags, authors, pages, and much more. It is easy to install and use.

By sumolari·Posts·Free

·80 active installs·Updated 14 years ago

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As of April 2026, WP Carousel is a WordPress posts plugin with 80 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 64K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….

0/5Rating

80active installs

64K+total downloads

17 yearssince 2009

Overview

WP Carousel is a plugin that create a carousel with posts, categories, tags, authors, pages, customized content, external carousels and with the extras you can add any kind of content. You can put it anywhere on the blog, modifying your WordPress theme or adding the WP Carousel’s Widget to the Sidebar.

In the plugin’s options page you can add items to each carousel and there you can set up some options and the theme used in each carousel.

The plugin uses jQuery, StepCarousel, jCarousel and NivoSlider.

Please, before asking questions, read “Help” tab, there is a list of FAQ.

For developers, here is the documentation of WP Carousel 1.0.