Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow
by Shivaji Mitra · Media
Also makes 6 other plugins · 510+ installs across the portfolio →
WCAG AA compliant carousel, slider & slideshow blocks: keyboard & screen-reader friendly, pause control, no autoplay, plus a card scroller.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈590 estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility”, “slider” and “woocommerce” for “accessible”, “scroller” and “flex slider”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accessible” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scroller” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flex slider” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.0%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 8.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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.
This plugin shipped 19 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 12 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| accessible | #5 | #18 | down 2 |
| wcag your tag | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| scroller | #6 | #10 | down 1 |
| carousel slider | #18 | #22 | down 2 |
| slideshow | #19 | #22 | down 7 |
| wp scroller | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| carousel slideshow | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| carousel your tag | #23 | #23 | down 3 |
| keyboard | #20 | #24 | up 2 |
| flex slider | #16 | #22 | down 5 |
| screen reader | #24 | #24 | down 9 |
| carousel shortcode | #19 | #22 | up 1 |
| wordpress carousel | #20 | #21 | up 1 |
| hero | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| slides | #24 | #23 | down 10 |
| product carousel | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| hero slider | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| woocommerce advance slider | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| carousel wordpress | #21 | #22 | up 1 |
| woocommerce carousel | #23 | #23 | down 7 |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
113 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 92 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accessibility”, “slider” and “woocommerce” for “accessible”, “scroller” and “flex slider”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accessible” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scroller” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flex slider” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 21 Jun 2026 · 133 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
19
releases in the last 12 months
12d ago
latest release · v2.11.4 · 19 Oct 2026
19
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 25 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 20 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ publicradio4mo 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ salehul7864mo 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 ↗
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WCAG AA compliant carousel, slider & slideshow blocks: keyboard & screen-reader friendly, pause control, no..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you run").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,477 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-06 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-04 600+ → 500+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2026-09-03 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-02 1K+ → 700+ down after 44 days in tier
- 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
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 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
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 -
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ 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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