Recent Posts FlexSlider vs Responsive Slider

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Recent Posts FlexSlider	Responsive Slider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 48 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	77/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	18	33 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	5.3y ago ✓	8.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	169	570 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	1.0% ✓
Category	Media	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

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7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.