a3 Responsive Slider

Older reviewers called it a genuinely responsive, easy slider, but the newest ones say it renders as a blank widget, offers too little beyond basic image display, and that support and refund requests go unanswered.

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Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

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25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ pan21

   11.0y ago

   We have purchased this plugin almost 2 weeks ago because Steve Truman assurs on his website 24 hour support and refund with “no-questions” asked. We have purchased the plugin installed it and all it shows is a white widget. After working on all available options for hours this does not change. Support-Request: No response Some more additional hours the same result. We even installed it on a different server…. -a nice but very white widget. Refund-Request: No response This was almost 2 weeks ago…. -money paid, product not working, no support, no money back…. a total ripoff.

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2. ★★★★★ webxcrawler

   11.7y ago

   Works but to basic

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   11.7y ago

   çok kötü kullanmayın sakın This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by Can YİĞİTEROL(Cyerol).

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4. ★★★★★ netflow

   11.9y ago

   Limited options of any real use outside of an image only display

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5. ★★★★★ SkyMaja

   12.0y ago

   transitions doesn’t work fluently

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6. ★★★★★ gregg48

   12.1y ago

   I have tried few sliders but those were not actually responsive. This is actually responsive and works great on small screens.

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7. ★★★★★ IanAllcoat

   12.3y ago

   A great and easy to use responsive slider with excellent support. I tried lots before I found this one but this just does everything you need and looks great on all devices. Very friendly support should you need it too!

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8. ★★★★★ ilaria_roglieri

   12.5y ago

   very smart and flexible slider, easy to use and customizable in every aspect. fully responsive, which is a great plus, and allows different size of images.

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All 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.3.6). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.8 a3 Lazy Load <= 2.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Reset ↗
   2022-11-02 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.2.0 Patched in 2.2.1
2. Patched Critical · 9.6 a3 Responsive Slider <= 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-06-27 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.1.0 Patched in 2.2.0
3. Patched High · 8.8 a3rev Multiple Plugins <= Various Versions - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Changes ↗
   2022-05-24 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 2.0.12 Patched in 2.1.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-02-09 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-02-07 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
3. 2026-01-28 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-01-26 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-01-25 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-01-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-01-22 300+ → 200+ down after 20 days in tier
8. 2026-01-02 200+ → 300+ up after 9 days in tier

Competes with

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a3 Responsive Slider: 200+ active installs, 2.6★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/a3-responsive-slider