NextGen NivoSlider

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1. ★★★★★ pradeepphule

   7.6y ago

   This plugin does not taken title attribute in image which is bad for SEO. Also not working with updated version of NextGen gallery plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ Murhaf Sousli

   11.6y ago

   I tried the widget, I tried the shortcode .. both not working

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3. ★★★★★ cwendt01

   12.7y ago

   Works beautifully, exactly how I expect a NivoSlider to work! Thank you so much. 🙂

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4. ★★★★★ John

   12.9y ago

   Does exactly what it says on the tin and does it well. Nice and configurable. Developer is responsive to making changes too. Very impressed!

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5. ★★★★★ webrightnow

   13.1y ago

   Sorry but this plugin is simply not working for me. There are several posts on the support forum mentioning that the images are not changing, but the developer is not really addressing the issue or saying he can’t replicate it. Going to switch back to jj nextgen plugin: despite its issues with transition effects, at least it’s working.

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6. ★★★★★ Piotr Celiński

   13.2y ago

   Just does what you want. Great shortcode configuration.

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7. ★★★★★ redkite

   13.2y ago

   I’d been using another slider plugin for NextGen forever, it works but is a few years old. I tried this one this morning for widget sliders, and it works very nicely. It did take a few refreshes for the effects to show though, but there have been no other problems. I’ll be using this a lot in the future.

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8. ★★★★★ CdMonkey

   13.4y ago

   Glad to see something done to make your life less busy. Installed it and it’s been working perfectly since the 1st second.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-27 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
2. 2026-05-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-15 300+ → 200+ down after 399 days in tier
4. 2025-04-11 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-04-10 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2025-04-07 400+ → 300+ down after 298 days in tier
7. 2024-06-13 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-06-12 400+ → 500+ up after 10 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C
• WP Colorbox 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C
• Easy Image Collage 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
• Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A

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NextGen NivoSlider: 200+ active installs, 3.5★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/nextgen-nivoslider