Flexible Slider
Flexible slider is a responsive and touch-enabled image slider and it is available as a WordPress plugin. Please take a look at it in your mobile device or try to re-size your browser to see the effect.
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Flexible Slider shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Flexible Slider stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| content slider | >100 |
| flexible | >100 |
| gallery | >100 |
| jquery | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 from 5 reviews
About Flexible Slider
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Flexible slider is a responsive and touch-enabled image slider and it is available as a WordPress plugin. Please take a look at it in your mobile device or try to re-size your browser to see the effect.
Demo webiste: http://youpick.biz
- Touch navigation for mobile and desktop.
- SEO optimized.
- Responsive layout down to mobile.
- Multiple sliders per page is allowed, even with different skins.
- 6 unique skins.
- Slider files are included only to posts where slider is used.
- Smart autoplay.
- Permalinks that allows linking to any slide from URL
- Optional keyboard navigation and much more
Installation
- Upload all file in ‘flexibleslider’ to the /wp-content/plugins/flexibleslider directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Create sliders and put the short code into you posts or pages.
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FAQ
Flexible Slider: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 19, 2026
Is Flexible Slider free?
Yes. Flexible Slider is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Flexible Slider safe to use in 2026?
Flexible Slider shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Flexible Slider?
Flexible Slider is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,977 times since it launched in December 2012. It was downloaded 53 times in the last 30 days.
Does Flexible Slider work with WordPress 7.1?
Flexible Slider is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Flexible Slider last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on December 24, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Flexible Slider?
Flexible Slider is developed and maintained by youpick.
What are the best alternatives to Flexible Slider?
The most popular alternatives to Flexible Slider are Ditty (30K+ installs), Super block slider (8K+ installs) and Slider Pro (4K+ installs).
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