a3 Responsive Slider
by Steve Truman · Media
A robust and versatile responsive image slider for WordPress.
79 health vs 68 average across 724 Media plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
372
now · peak 632
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-09 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-07 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-01-28 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-26 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-25 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-22 300+ → 200+ down after 20 days in band
- 2026-01-02 200+ → 300+ up after 9 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Photo Gallery by FooGallery : Responsive Image Gallery, Masonry Gallery & Carousel 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/a3-responsive-slider" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="a3 Responsive Slider — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> a3 Responsive Slider: 200+ active installs, 2.6★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/a3-responsive-slider