This page uses the ”Carousel” plugin by iThemes which took about 30 minutes to install. Though this particular plugin is not a free plugin there are thousands of plugins that are free.
Plugins play a vital role in WordPress and are core to building feature rich WordPress web sites. So what is a plugin? Plugins are pre-packaged code (yeah, the stuff us progammers do) that when installed into your web page gives instant functionality. And because some programmer took the time to write the code and create the plugin, you get all the features and functionality without having to become a programmer or even write one line of code!
WordPress Crash Course introduces plugins in video 14 with complete instructions on how to find, select, install, and configure these powerful code libraries. But it doesn’t stop there. WordPress Crash Course covers eight powerful plugins in detail, and best of all – they’re FREE!
