Imagine landing on a website, and instead of being overwhelmed by too much content at once, you’re smoothly guided through it, one captivating slide at a time. That’s the power of carousels. These sliders have become a design favorite and elegantly display key content like products or blog posts without overwhelming visitors.
I caroselli si presentano in molte forme: alcuni evidenziano le caratteristiche dei prodotti in un contesto di e-commerce, altri mostrano gallerie di immagini o curano i post in modo dinamico. Che si tratti di una piccola impresa che cerca di mettere in evidenza gli articoli più venduti o di un blogger che organizza i suoi ultimi post, i caroselli offrono una soluzione pulita ed efficiente per organizzare i contenuti.
Whether you’re looking to increase engagement, drive sales, or improve your site’s design, choosing the right carousel plugin can make all the difference. Here’s a quick comparison to help you choose.
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Plugin |
Caratteristiche standard |
Prezzo |
|---|---|---|
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Sliderberg |
Block-based plugin. Slide anything. |
Free, Pro $49 once |
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Galleria |
Gutenberg gallery block. Carousel layout for images. |
Free, Pro from $29/year |
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Soliloquio |
Drag-and-drop builder. Instagram and PDF imports. |
Free, carousel needs Developer plan |
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MetaSlider |
Supports image and video carousels. SEO optimization. |
Free, Pro from $79/year |
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Carosello WP |
Watermarking and image protection. Touch-friendly. |
Free, Pro from $39/year |
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Cursore intelligente 3 |
Layer-based editor. Custom breakpoints. |
Free, Pro from $49 once |
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Rivoluzione del cursore |
Componenti aggiuntivi per effetti 3D, particelle e altro ancora. |
Free, Premium from $45/year |
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Costruttore di slider e popup di Depicter |
AI-powered builder. Parallax effects and scheduling. |
Free, Pro from $49/year |
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Cursore a carosello |
Image, video, and product carousels. Lazy loading. |
Gratuito |
Passiamo ai loro dettagli.
Sliderberg

La lista di partenza è Sliderberg, a modern block-based carousel plugin designed specifically for the WordPress Block Editor. Its strength lies in its versatility. Sliderberg lets you turn virtually any content into an engaging carousel or slider, making it perfect for showcasing products, posts, images, and even mixed content blocks seamlessly.
Con Sliderberg non c'è bisogno di configurazioni complicate o di codifiche approfondite. È sufficiente aggiungere i blocchi direttamente nello slider, personalizzare le transizioni e osservare come i contenuti scorrano elegantemente sugli schermi. Il design intuitivo garantisce che i caroselli siano completamente reattivi, offrendo un'esperienza di visualizzazione ottimale su tutti i dispositivi. Che siate principianti o designer esperti, Sliderberg rende la creazione di caroselli eleganti semplice e piacevole.
Interfaccia dell'editor

Caratteristiche principali
- Costruttore di caroselli a blocchi compatibile con Gutenberg.
- Supporta diversi tipi di contenuti: immagini, testo, video e tutti i blocchi principali.
- Three transitions (slide, fade, zoom) with five easing curves.
- Twelve arrow positions, six dot positions, plus a free-position mode.
- Completamente reattivo e ottimizzato per la visualizzazione mobile.
- Carico rapido e leggero, per garantire prestazioni eccellenti.
Prezzo
Sliderberg is free from the WordPress repository, and the free version covers everything most sites need. Sliderberg PRO costs $49 as a one-time payment for unlimited sites, and it adds Coverflow 3D transitions, vertical sliders, and fraction pagination.
Galleria

Il prossimo è Galleria, a gallery block plugin for the WordPress Block Editor that recently added a Carousel layout. If your carousel is mostly about photos rather than full page sections, this is the simplest route on the list.
The way it works is refreshingly plain. You add a Galleryberg Gallery block, drop in your images the same way you would with the default gallery, then switch the layout dropdown from grid to Carousel. That’s the entire setup. There is no separate slider builder to learn, no shortcode to paste, and no admin screen to visit. Everything happens inside the post or page you are already editing.
Under the hood the carousel is built on Swiper, one of the most widely used slider libraries on the web, so touch swiping, keyboard arrows, and mobile behavior all work the way visitors already expect. Captions still show, and clicking an image still opens the lightbox, so nothing you already set up stops working when you switch layouts.
There’s also a Randomize image order option, which reshuffles your images on every page load. It runs in the visitor’s browser rather than on the server, so it keeps shuffling even with a caching plugin turned on. That one is available in the free version.

Caratteristiche principali
- Carousel layout built directly into the Gutenberg gallery block.
- Separate control over how many images show on desktop, tablet, and mobile.
- Adjustable gap between images, navigation arrows, and pagination dots.
- Autoplay with adjustable timing per slide.
- Built-in responsive lightbox with captions and touch support.
- Randomize image order that keeps working with caching enabled.
- Mosaic layout and lightbox thumbnails for non-carousel galleries.
Prezzo
Galleryberg is free on WordPress.org. The Carousel layout is a Pro feature, and Pro starts at $29 per year for a single site or $49 per year for unlimited sites. Lifetime licenses are $89 for a single site and $149 for unlimited sites, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Soliloquio

Soliloquio is an all-in-one solution for creating responsive sliders and carousels that will catch the eyes of your visitors within seconds. Its intuitive drag-and-drop builder allows you to quickly adapt to creating both simple and dynamic carousels to suit your needs. The free Lite version is used on more than 30,000 sites.
The plugin’s primary goal is to offer a straightforward solution for creating responsive and visually attractive sliders and carousels on WordPress websites. It simplifies the process of building image, video, and product sliders through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, and it keeps the results optimized for speed, SEO, and mobile devices. It supports a variety of use cases, from simple image sliders to more complex carousels, including WooCommerce product displays, fullscreen lightbox slideshows, and dynamic content like blog posts and Instagram feeds.
If we move to the exact carousel feature in Soliloquy, we’ll see its focus on providing flexibility with a fully responsive design. With the plugin, you can quickly reorder images to fix their position and adjust item widths, margins, and the number of items to move per animation. On top of these features, you’ll be able to add captions, link images, and even insert videos in your slider to improve the overall presentation.

Caratteristiche principali
- Costruttore di slider drag-and-drop.
- Completamente reattivo.
- Supports WooCommerce product sliders.
- Importazione di Instagram e PDF.
- Larghezza, margini e animazioni degli elementi personalizzabili.
- Supporta didascalie, collegamenti a immagini e integrazione di video.
- Controlli point-and-click per una facile configurazione.
Price:
Soliloquy has a free version, but the carousel comes as a paid add-on. You’ll need the Developer plan, which lists at $199 per year and is frequently discounted to around $99.50. The cheaper Personal and Multi plans do not include the Carousel add-on, so check the plan comparison before buying.
MetaSlider

Successivamente, si passa a MetaSlider, another well-known plugin for creating responsive sliders, carousels, and galleries with ease. With more than 500,000 active installs, its drag-and-drop interface makes it a go-to choice for anyone who wants to build professional-looking sliders and carousels for their website.
MetaSlider provides a flexible and easy-to-use solution for creating responsive sliders, carousels, galleries, and slideshows. It supports a wide range of content types, including images, videos, posts, and WooCommerce products. The plugin integrates with WordPress’s media library and lets you customize slides with captions, links, and SEO fields. You may seek help from the custom theme option to tweak navigation, captions, and layout so that the carousel fits perfectly with your site’s design. MetaSlider is also optimized for speed and performance by integrating with the WordPress Block Editor and various page builders.
Carousel mode itself works in the free version with image slides. The extra slide types, including YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, local videos, layers, WooCommerce products, and post feeds, come with MetaSlider Slideshow Pro. The best use of this carousel is for showcasing your latest posts or creating a “Featured Product” display for your homepage.

Caratteristiche principali
- Interfaccia drag-and-drop per una facile configurazione.
- Completamente reattivo.
- Supporta immagini, video, post e prodotti WooCommerce.
- Larghezza, margini e transizioni degli elementi personalizzabili per i caroselli.
- Ottimizzazione SEO con campi per il titolo e il testo alt.
- Opzioni del tema personalizzate per la navigazione, le didascalie e il layout.
- Funziona con YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok e video locali.
Prezzo
A free version is available. MetaSlider Slideshow Pro lists at $79 per year for a single site, $99 for five sites, and $199 for unlimited sites, and these are regularly offered at half price.
Carosello WP

Successivamente, si ha Carosello WPè un plugin potente ma facile da usare, progettato per creare bellissimi caroselli con immagini, post e prodotti WooCommerce. Permette di selezionare le immagini dalla libreria multimediale di WordPress, trascinarle e personalizzarle per creare caroselli professionali senza alcun aiuto.
WP Carousel supporta diversi tipi di carosello, ognuno con le proprie caratteristiche. Il carosello di immagini consente di creare splendide gallerie con funzionalità drag-and-drop, mentre il carosello di post consente di visualizzare post con titoli, estratti e altro ancora. È anche possibile creare caroselli di prodotti per mostrarne i nomi, le immagini, i prezzi e le valutazioni, oppure creare caroselli di video con il supporto di YouTube, Vimeo e video ospitati autonomamente. Ogni tipo di carosello è completamente reattivo e personalizzabile, per garantire prestazioni ottimali.
With WP Carousel’s flexibility, you can display images of different heights and set specific carousel behaviors like autoplay, infinite looping, and touch or swipe functionality. The plugin also features watermarking, carousel scheduling, multiple pagination types, and hundreds of visual customization options to create visually appealing and functional carousels.

Caratteristiche principali
- Interfaccia drag-and-drop per la creazione di caroselli.
- Supporta immagini, post, pagine, tassonomie, prodotti WooCommerce e video.
- Completamente reattivo e touch-friendly.
- Controlli di looping infinito e autoplay.
- Personalizzazione avanzata dello stile e del colore.
- Più caroselli nella stessa pagina.
- Opzione di caricamento pigro.
- Integrazione di lightbox con miniature video personalizzate.
- Opzioni di filigrana e protezione delle immagini.
- Pianificazione e protezione con password.
- Filtrare e ordinare contenuti specifici.
Prezzo
Available in both free and pro versions. WP Carousel Pro starts at $39 per year for a single site, with a lifetime option at $139 once for a single site.
Cursore intelligente 3

Cursore intelligente 3 is a powerful, flexible plugin that lets you create responsive sliders, carousels, and full-width slideshows with ease. It’s one of the most widely used sliders on WordPress, with around 800,000 active installs, and it features a fully responsive, drag-and-drop slider builder.
Smart Slider 3 dispone di un editor di diapositive live che consente di creare facilmente layout utilizzando livelli come testo, immagini, pulsanti e video. Il plugin viene fornito con modelli di slider pre-progettati e supporta funzioni avanzate come le animazioni a livelli, una timeline di animazione dal vivo, l'integrazione con lightbox, i generatori dinamici di diapositive e opzioni di personalizzazione dettagliate per il pieno controllo di ogni elemento del vostro slider.
The carousel slider in Smart Slider 3 supports multiple slides side by side with customizable widths, slide distances, dynamic animations, and responsive resizing for mobile devices. It’s ideal for showcasing posts or products, with flexible design options that include text, images, buttons, and video layers.

Caratteristiche principali
- Costruttore drag-and-drop.
- Anteprima in diretta.
- Modelli predefiniti e opzioni di personalizzazione avanzate.
- Editor a livelli con supporto per testo, immagini, pulsanti e video.
- Generatori dinamici di diapositive per i post e i contenuti personalizzati.
- Integrazione di lightbox e animazioni di livello.
- Slider carosello personalizzabile con larghezza e animazioni regolabili.
- Integrazione di WooCommerce.
- Custom breakpoints to fine-tune responsiveness.
Prezzo
This plugin has both free and pro versions. The Carousel slider type is only available in Pro. Pricing is a one-time payment rather than a subscription: $49 for the Standard plan covering one site, or $99 for the Premium plan covering three, five, or ten sites. Both include lifetime updates and support.
Rivoluzione del cursore

Passiamo ora a Rivoluzione del cursore, a powerful plugin that makes building responsive and dynamic carousels effortless. Using its no-code visual editor, you can create image and post carousels that adapt to any screen size, with pre-made templates that simplify the process.
Slider Revolution’s carousel feature offers full control over visible slides, rotation, and animations. You can place layers freely, customize each slide, and even animate elements with keyframe support. Navigation options like arrows, bullets, and thumbnails enhance user interaction, while the drag-and-drop editor ensures intuitive design control.
With add-ons for advanced effects such as 3D spins, particles, and morphs, Slider Revolution lets you push the boundaries of what’s possible in carousel design. It seamlessly integrates with any WordPress theme, making it ideal for building high-impact carousels anywhere on your site.

Caratteristiche principali
- Editor visuale senza codice per i caroselli.
- Controllo completo su layout, rotazione e animazioni.
- Supporta animazioni keyframe e interazioni avanzate.
- Componenti aggiuntivi per effetti 3D, particelle e altro ancora.
- Over 200 premium templates and a large elements library.
- Integrazione perfetta con qualsiasi tema WordPress.
Prezzo
There’s a free version with the visual editor and core features. Premium is now sold as a yearly subscription rather than a one-time license, starting at $45 per year for a single site, $89 per year for three sites, and $209 per year for the agency-focused Scale plan. Templates, add-ons, and the elements library are all Premium features.
Costruttore di slider e popup di Depicter

Costruttore di slider e popup di Depicter è un plugin versatile che combina cursori, caroselli e popup in un unico potente strumento per gli utenti di WordPress. Grazie a un visual builder professionale, è possibile creare facilmente cursori, barre di notifica, caroselli e perfino sezioni di eroi.
The plugin’s carousel feature offers fully responsive layouts, touch-enabled navigation, and animations. You can create dynamic carousels using posts, WooCommerce products, or custom content, with options for video backgrounds, parallax effects, and scheduling.
Depicter’s asset optimization ensures fast loading, with built-in lazy loading, WebP images, and dynamic content generation. You can also schedule sliders or carousels for specific times, ensuring they appear when they’re most relevant.

Caratteristiche principali
- AI-assisted builder for sliders, carousels, and popups.
- Completamente reattivo, SEO-friendly e leggero.
- Supporta effetti di parallasse e sfondi video.
- Opzioni di navigazione avanzate (frecce, pallini, gesti tattili).
- Caroselli dinamici di post e prodotti.
- Pianificazione per slider e caroselli.
Prezzo
The free version includes a basic slider builder and 146 templates, but the carousel builder is a paid feature. The Starter plan lists at $49 per year for one site and is often discounted to $39, with the Freelancer plan at $99 per year for three sites and Agency plans above that.
Cursore a carosello

The last on our list, Carousel Slider is a touch-enabled WordPress plugin designed to create responsive and customizable carousels. Whether you’re looking to showcase images, posts, WooCommerce products, or videos, this plugin provides all the tools needed to build engaging carousels without compromising on style or performance.
Con diversi tipi di carosello, Carousel Slider supporta tutto, dalle gallerie multimediali e gli slider video ai caroselli di prodotti WooCommerce. La sua flessibilità consente di regolare gli elementi di visualizzazione per i diversi dispositivi, di personalizzare la navigazione e di applicare il caricamento pigro per ottenere prestazioni rapide.
Grazie al controllo completo su navigazione, paginazione e layout, è possibile creare più caroselli sulla stessa pagina con estrema facilità. Carousel Slider consente anche l'integrazione di video da YouTube e Vimeo e supporta i post personalizzati, diventando così una soluzione completa per caroselli creativi e interattivi.

Caratteristiche principali
- Supporta caroselli di immagini, video, post e prodotti WooCommerce.
- Hero slider with background image, title, description, and call-to-action buttons.
- Completamente reattivo con navigazione touch-enabled.
- Si integra con Elementor, Divi e Gutenberg.
- Opzioni per il caricamento pigro, accelerazione CSS3 3D e caroselli multipli per pagina.
- Navigazione e opzioni di colore personalizzabili per un controllo completo del design.
Prezzo
Completely free. It’s used on roughly 30,000 sites and holds a 4.3-star rating on WordPress.org.
Caratteristiche essenziali di un ottimo plugin per caroselli di WordPress
Se volete capire come decidere un plugin carosello perfetto, questi aspetti dovrebbero esservi d'aiuto.
- Integrazione dinamica dei contenuti: Un ottimo plugin consente di inserire automaticamente contenuti dinamici come post, prodotti WooCommerce o testimonianze, mantenendo i cursori freschi senza aggiornamenti manuali.
- Animazioni a strati: I plugin che offrono controlli di animazione a strati consentono di creare effetti visivi sofisticati e multistrato per avere una maggiore libertà creativa.
- Caricamento pigro e ottimizzazione: Un plugin per slider efficace dovrebbe offrire funzioni di caricamento pigro e di ottimizzazione dei media per garantire che le immagini vengano caricate rapidamente senza influire sulla velocità del sito.
- Supporto per tocco e gesti: Dato che il traffico mobile è così cruciale, un plugin per slider che fornisca un supporto impeccabile al tocco e ai gesti sui dispositivi mobili migliorerà in modo significativo l'esperienza dell'utente.
- Supporto multimediale: Not just images. High-quality slider plugins should support videos from YouTube, Vimeo, or self-hosted sources.
- Active Maintenance: Check when the plugin was last updated. Sliders sit on your most visible pages, and an abandoned or closed plugin becomes a security risk rather than a design feature.
Domande frequenti
What is the difference between a slider and a carousel?
A slider shows one item at a time and replaces it with the next. A carousel shows several items side by side and moves them along as a row. Most plugins on this list can do both, and the setting is usually called something like “slides to show” or “items per view.”
Which carousel plugin is best for the block editor?
If you want to slide full page sections such as headings, buttons, and columns, Sliderberg is the natural fit because each slide is just a container for regular blocks. If your carousel is a set of photos, Galleryberg is simpler, since you switch an existing gallery to the Carousel layout instead of building a slider from scratch.
Do carousel plugins slow down a website?
They can, depending on how they’re built. Heavier plugins load large scripts and template libraries on every page. Lighter, block-based plugins tend to load their assets only on pages where the carousel actually appears. Lazy loading matters too, since it stops off-screen images from loading until a visitor scrolls to them.
Can I get a carousel for free?
Yes. Carousel Slider is entirely free, and MetaSlider, Sliderberg, and WP Carousel all include working carousels in their free versions. Some plugins reserve carousel mode for their paid version, including Smart Slider 3, Galleryberg, Depicter, and Soliloquy.
How many images should a carousel hold?
Fewer than you might expect. Most visitors only see the first slide or two, so put your best content first and keep the set short enough that someone would plausibly reach the end. Long carousels are usually better served by a grid or a masonry gallery.
Are carousels bad for SEO?
Not on their own. Problems come from carousels that load slowly, hide important text behind slides that auto-advance too fast, or ship images without alt text. Choose a lightweight plugin, keep autoplay timing generous, and fill in your alt text, and a carousel won’t hurt your rankings.
Conclusione
Carousels offer more than just a visual display. They provide a way to keep visitors engaged and guide them through your content smoothly. With the right plugin, you can present your posts, products, or images in a sleek, organized format that improves the browsing experience. Now that you’ve seen the top plugins, it’s time to pick the one that best suits your website’s goals and start creating dynamic, interactive content.

