Slick Slider

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1. ★★★★★ BLEGHmedia

   3.0y ago

   How to implement a slider ?!? This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by BLEGHmedia.

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2. ★★★★★ kamrul06

   6.0y ago

   I just tried this plugin and it still works! I LOVE the ‘stack images up in rows’ feature which I didn’t find in other plugins. Though sadly, this plugin might no longer actively maintain anymore 🙁

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3. ★★★★★ leodluz

   7.3y ago

   You do not have any instructions on how to use it. I’m lost. Did not work. This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by leodluz.

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4. ★★★★★ pddiaz

   8.5y ago

   Great plugin with incredible support!

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5. ★★★★★ planitdev23

   8.5y ago

   Fantastic! If you are a developer or general WordPress user and want to quickly integrate Slick JS carousel via plugin. Saves you time and headache of having to do it all manually. Thanks for making it & keep up the good work!

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6. ★★★★★ Cepbly

   8.8y ago

   Finally, I found what I was looking for. I think this is the best simple carousel plugin! Many thanks to the developers!

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7. ★★★★★ OMD2

   8.9y ago

   This is just not compatible with Jetpack. If you have Jetpack module installed and are using the gallery features, mosaic etc. slick slider does not work as expected. Would have been great if I knew it was not compatible with Jetpack before wasting two hours trying to configure this carousel. Also short code options only seem to appear some of the time when inserted via the gallery model window check box options. Buggy mess!

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8. ★★★★★ cleforweb

   9.1y ago

   Works perfect!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.5.2 Fix: PHP 8.0 compatibility 0.5.2
2. — Version 0.5.1 Fix: Bug (introduced in 0.5) that caused non Slick galleries following a Slick gallery to not show images 0.5.1
3. — Version 0.5 Feature: Updated Slick to v1.8.0 Feature: Added new options “appendDots”, “dotsClass”, “focusOnChange”, “pauseOnFocus”, “waitForAnimate” and “zIndex” Feature: Added new option “Show caption”, deprecating the slick_slider 0.5
4. — Version 0.4.2 Fix: Bug (introduced in 0.4) that prevented numeric option values in gallery modal to update 0.4.2
5. — Version 0.4.1 Fix: Bug (introduced in 0.4) that appeared when activating the plugin or resetting the options Misc: Several code formatting changes according to the WordPress Coding Standards 0.4.1
6. — Version 0.4 Feature: Added support for custom links (see FAQ section ) Feature: Added lightbox support (see FAQ section ) Feature: Added support for SCRIPT_DEBUG constant 0.4

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Slick Slider <= 0.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-07-31 CVE-2026-16537 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.5.2 Patched in 0.5.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2

Translated into 4 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-04-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 509 days in tier
2. 2023-11-18 2K+ → 3K+ up

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).

• Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A
• Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A
• Image Slider 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B
• Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Serious Slider 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B

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Slick Slider: 2K+ active installs, 4.2★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/slick-slider