AnythingSlider for WordPress

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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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ zerozeroisland

   12.3y ago

   Had a couple of clients contact me who were using this plugin. Their webhost (hostgator) recently updated everyone to php5.4. the upgrade causes the plugin to break and throw out a ton of errors like: Warning: Illegal string offset ‘expand’ in /home4/akhome/public_html/wp-content/plugins/anythingslider-for-wordpress/jtd-anything-slider.php on line 222 Warning: Illegal string offset ‘resizeContents’ in /home4/akhome/public_html/wp-content/plugins/anythingslider-for-wordpress/jtd-anything-slider.php on line 223 Warning: Illegal string offset ‘vertical’ in /home4/akhome/public_html/wp-content/plugins/anythingslider-for-wordpress/jtd-anything-slider.php on line 224 be VERY careful if you are using this plugin on an older site and your server is planning on upgrading PHP. As the plugin seem to not be maintained any longer, probably a good idea to stop using it.

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2. ★★★★★ manish_p

   12.5y ago

   It awosome

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3. ★★★★★ loogaroo

   12.7y ago

   I’m used to install sliders manually using jQuery plugins instead of WordPress plugins. But as I was in a hurry in a project, I found AnythingSlider WordPress plugin which helped me to instal very quickly a high customized slider. Thanks!

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4. ★★★★★ tcertain

   13.0y ago

   Knowing Chris Coyier’s work, I am very surprised that this has not been updated to work with the newest WP updates. Very sad :((

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5. ★★★★★ mshouse

   13.2y ago

   Works great. I went through several other plugins, this one is so simple to customize and easy to use. Thanks so much!

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6. ★★★★★ SKSchouten

   13.8y ago

   Great plugin, work perfectly. Easy to modify the CSS.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-14 200+ → 100+ down after 8 days in tier
2. 2026-02-06 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-02-05 200+ → 100+ down after 52 days in tier
4. 2025-12-15 100+ → 200+ up after 12 days in tier
5. 2025-12-03 200+ → 100+ down after 565 days in tier
6. 2024-05-17 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2024-05-15 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-05-13 300+ → 200+ down 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).

• oik-nivo-slider 100+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags C
• Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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AnythingSlider for WordPress: 100+ active installs, 3.7★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/anythingslider-for-wordpress