Ultimate Post Slider Widget
A Post Slider Widget built around what you need to do, easlily the best WordPress Post Slider Widget there is to use to display your posts, sticky posts or even both, With lots of features, this widget is easily…
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- Small user base (90+ active installs)
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (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 Ultimate Post Slider Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| featured | >100 |
| featured slider | >100 |
| post slider | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| sticky slider | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 from 17 reviews
About Ultimate Post Slider Widget
From the official readme · v2.0.0Description
A Post Slider Widget built around what you need to do, easlily the best WordPress Post Slider Widget there is to use to display your posts, sticky posts or even both, With lots of features, this widget is easily manipulated and gives the user a great experience with any kind of post, with the ability to feature posts in a news like fashion based on bxslider.
This widget was designed to be easy to use for both the average user and the developer type.
Options
- Show Titles
- Link Titles
- Show post Excerpt
- Set excerpt Length
- Show Category
- Show Readmore
- Custom Readmore Title
- Set number of posts to show
- Show Thumbnails
- Display Sticky posts, all posts or hide sticky posts
- Display posts from categories
- Ability to multi-select categories
- OrderBy – Date, Title, Comment Count or random
- Add custom css classes and ID’s
- Enable slider
- With options like – Speed, random, adaptive height and loads more.
** Display Custom Fields.
Support
If there are any issues, or you would like to recomend something please feel free to email me pieter@baobweb.com
If you would like to buy me a cup of coffee, please feel free here Donate
Installation
- Upload
ultimate-post-sliderto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- You are ready to rock and roll
Changelog
Please Update to the the latest Version of this plugin.
2.0.0
- Updated bugs with php, and version number.
1.2.1
- Ability to show created and modified Posts date to slider.
1.2.0
- Added option to display Custom Fields.
- Select Fade as an option.
- Added Generic text Option.
1.0
- The Beggining of time.
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FAQ
Ultimate Post Slider Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026
Is Ultimate Post Slider Widget free?
Yes. Ultimate Post Slider Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Ultimate Post Slider Widget safe to use in 2026?
Ultimate Post Slider Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 90+ sites, is rated 3.8/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Ultimate Post Slider Widget?
Ultimate Post Slider Widget is active on 90+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 14,056 times since it launched in September 2015. It was downloaded 192 times in the last 30 days.
Does Ultimate Post Slider Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Ultimate Post Slider Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Ultimate Post Slider Widget last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.0, was released on January 30, 2018 (9 years ago).
Who makes Ultimate Post Slider Widget?
Ultimate Post Slider Widget is developed and maintained by Pieter Ferrreira.
What are the best alternatives to Ultimate Post Slider Widget?
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