Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow
by Shivaji Mitra · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
WCAG AA compliant carousel, slider & slideshow blocks: keyboard & screen-reader friendly, pause control, no autoplay, plus a card scroller.
85 health vs 59 average across 2,206 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.
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Since 2026-06-21 · 71 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
3.0K
now · peak 3.0K
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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.5.6
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 76 days.
Install history · since 2026-06-20 · 68 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ publicradio1mo ago
This is a great plugin. Reasonably lightweight, designed to integrate with the block editor, and it just works. Most of the carousel/slider plugins are very bloated and on ‘freemium’ model where they do 100 things you don’t need, and restrict one or two important functions to paid users. This one gives my everything I need with a minimal footprint and high compatibility. I tried a handful of other plugins before discovering this one and it is now my go-to slider.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ salehul7862mo ago
Excellent accessibility-focused slider plugin. We needed a carousel that met WCAG requirements without sacrificing design flexibility, and this plugin delivered. Keyboard navigation works smoothly, screen readers can properly interpret the content, and the setup process was straightforward.
Read on wp.org ↗
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-19 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-18 400+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-16 100+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 80+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 60+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 — → 60+ up
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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YITH WooCommerce Product Gallery & Image Zoom 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
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Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Accessibility by UserWay 80K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Accessibility 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Carousel Slider 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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