WP MyCarousel
Create with ease customizable and responsive carousel sliders.
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WP MyCarousel shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where WP MyCarousel stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| carousel | >100 |
| css | >100 |
| fade | >100 |
| flip | >100 |
| Slide | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About WP MyCarousel
From the official readme · v0.1-10Description
WP MyCarousel is a multisite (network) plug-in that allows you to create for your website a responsive carousel having unlimited number of slides. All you have to do is to choose the sliding effect, few images, eventually to customize few attributes and that’s all. You may insert a carousel anywhere in a post or a single page or any other part of your blog.
Major features included in WP MyCarousel
- Supports unlimited carousel definitions
- Supports unlimited slides per carousel
- Autoplay support (with progress feedback) and manual navigation
- Supports four sliding effects : fade, slide, flip-horizontally, flip-vertically
- no JavaScript; it uses only CSS stylesheets (thus it uses hardward acceleration)
- carousel layout and navigation elements customization (size, color, shadow)
- support for usage of inline shortcode in your posts (eg.
[wp-mycarousel id="123"]) - support for individual slider description|annotation|link triggered at mouse events
- support for JavaScript custom code execution on slide mouse click event
It was tested and works with IE8+ and all versions of Chrome, Firefox or Opera. It works both on desktop systems as well as on mobile devices. Works on any IIS6+/Apache/Nginx web server that has PHP5.3+ and WordPress 3.5+. Nonetheless it is WordPress multisite aware.
How it works
- First create a carousel by clicking
Add Newbutton (specify a name, effect, eventually its size or some other custom attributes). - Add one/many slides with images from your WordPress Media Library (eventually specify an URL to visit at on-click event).
- Insert the shortcode anywhere in your WordPress page/post like:
[wp-mycarousel id="123"], where “123” is the unique ID of carousel.
Localization
- English (default) – always included
- .pot file (
default.po) for translators is also included - Want to contribute with your language? Translations are welcome
Feedback
- I am open to suggestions. The feedback is welcome. Thank you for using or trying out one of my plug-ins!
- Drop me a line @eugenmihailescu on Twitter
- Follow me on my Facebook page
- Or follow me on +Eugen Mihailescu on Google Plus 😉
Translations
- English – default, always included
Note: The plug-in is localized/translatable by default. Please contribute your language to the plug-in to make it even more useful. For translating I recommend the “PoEdit” application.
Installation
Changelog
Upgrade WP MyCarousel to the latest version to make sure you benefit the latest improvements and bug fixes.
0.1-10
- [update] WordPress 4.7 compatible
0.1-9
- [fix] fix the progress left position on slides smaller than carousel width
- [fix] fix the refresh on slide change (on mobile devices)
- [improvement] carousel width scale option (usefull for mobile devices)
- [tweak] annotation and description gradient opacity 0.75 for better contrast
- [tweak] description `i` style inline with navigation arrows style
0.1-8
- [fixed] CSS progress color not rendered as set (instead #888)
- [fixed] CSS progress not shown on mobile devices
- [improvement] side navigation arrows moved inside carousel (better for mobile)
- [improvement] side navigation arrows visible on hover only (always on mobile)
0.1-7
- [improvement] added progress color option (default #888, opacity 0.5)
0.1-6
- [fix] checkbox centered text-align applied on WP Admin globally
0.1-5
- [fix] quick slide bottom margin
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FAQ
WP MyCarousel: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is WP MyCarousel free?
Yes. WP MyCarousel is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP MyCarousel safe to use in 2026?
WP MyCarousel shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP MyCarousel?
WP MyCarousel is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,532 times since it launched in November 2015. It was downloaded 38 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP MyCarousel work with WordPress 7.1?
WP MyCarousel is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WP MyCarousel last updated?
The latest version, 0.1-10, was released on December 7, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes WP MyCarousel?
WP MyCarousel is developed and maintained by Eugen Mihailescu.
What are the best alternatives to WP MyCarousel?
The most popular alternatives to WP MyCarousel are Shortcodes Ultimate (400K+ installs), Carousel, Slider, Photo Gal… (70K+ installs) and Carousel Slider Block for G… (50K+ installs).
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