AnythingSlider for WordPress
by Jacob Dubail · Media
Integrates Chris Coyier's popular AnythingSlider jQuery plugin with WordPress.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “jquery”, “slider” and “wp” 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.
43 health vs 62 average across 3,288 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 38.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, 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 5355 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5355 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “jquery”, “slider” and “wp” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 948 · 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 1 Nov 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
14.7y ago
latest release · v0.6.8 · 5 Mar 2012
21
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 9 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 2 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zerozeroisland12.5y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ manish_p12.7y ago
It awosome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ loogaroo12.9y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tcertain13.2y 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 :((
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mshouse13.4y ago
Works great. I went through several other plugins, this one is so simple to customize and easy to use. Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SKSchouten14.0y ago
Great plugin, work perfectly. Easy to modify the CSS.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Integrates Chris Coyier's popular AnythingSlider jQuery plugin with WordPress."
- ✓ 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 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 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,150 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "wp" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-14 200+ → 100+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 200+ → 100+ down after 52 days in tier
- 2025-12-15 100+ → 200+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 200+ → 100+ down after 565 days in tier
- 2024-05-17 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-15 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 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).
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oik-nivo-slider 100+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
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SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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