Agnosia Bootstrap Carousel by AuSoft
by Andrés Villarreal · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin lets you use the [gallery] shortcode to show a Bootstrap Carousel.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “bootstrap”, “carousel” and “images” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 20.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
Details
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4346 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4346 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| bootstrap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “bootstrap”, “carousel” and “images” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 101 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.9y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 7 Dec 2014
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jason King11.1y ago
Just worked, with next to no configuration or messing around. Pleased to see so many good Bootstrap plugins lately. Feature suggestion: enabling fade instead of slide.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris11.4y ago
Works like expected. Who can ask for more. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrcangrejero12.1y ago
After reading hundreds of Google posts, following tens of tutorials and trying some 20 plugins, Agnosia Bootstrap Carousel is the only solution that works 100%. Forget about Jetpack, with or without a WordPress.com connection. Forget about Lynda’s and similar tutorials. If you want a Carousel that, among other things, will work independently of how many posts-per-page you set in admin and that will free you from having to create posts with featured images, Agnosia Bootstrap Carousel is your plugin. Congratulations and the best to Villareal for a truly awesome plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ belenxi12.4y ago
It is OK for showing a slider that runs by its own. The only thing I miss is the capability of showing or not the title of the image, or change the CSS of the text.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vigorous Hive13.0y ago
It can display only one image at time! Why do you call it carousel??? it just regular slider, rather primitive and poorly written. Anyone, return me 6 hours of my life i’ve lost due to this incorrect naming.. :'(
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Squirrel13.2y ago
Thanks for this- I like that you can order and choose the images with this one for each slider and don’t have to be restricted to just the attached of a post or page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - Read on wp.org ↗★★★★★ BrandonBrooks13.3y ago
- ★★★★★ Andrés Villarreal13.4y ago
It works great 😀
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin lets you use the [gallery] shortcode to show a Bootstrap Carousel."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,378 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "responsive", "slider" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-04 200+ → 100+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2025-04-14 100+ → 200+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 200+ → 100+ down after 619 days in tier
- 2023-07-13 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-07-10 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-09 300+ → 200+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2023-06-29 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-06-24 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Carousel Slider 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
YITH WooCommerce Product Gallery & Image Zoom 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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