Lightweight, dependency-free featured post slider for magazine and editorial sites. No jQuery, no bloat.
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Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Cycle Responsive Sliderv2.0.0
Responsive image slider using jQuery Cycle2. Multiple sliders, Gutenberg block, drag & drop reordering, and a modern admin panel.
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Simple Lightboxv2.9.5
The highly customizable lightbox for WordPress
General Sliderv2.3.13
Create reusable carousel sliders in minutes — no jQuery, block-ready, accessible, and no coding required. Assets load only where a slider runs.
Gulri Sliderv3.6.0
An elegant slider with multiple transitions and effects.
Serious Sliderv1.4.2
Serious Slider is a free highly efficient SEO friendly fully translatable accessibility ready image slider for WordPress. Seriously!
GIGA Sliderv1.0.0.10
GIGA slider is an awesome WordPress slider plug-in with a lot of nice features. It is very simple to create slider for your WordPress site, you can ad …
Steve's Gallery Helperv1.7.54
A lightweight, no-jQuery lightbox and image carousel add-on for WordPress's core gallery block.