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Aspexi Social Media Slider

by Aspexi · Social

Also makes 3 other plugins · 2.8K+ installs across the portfolio →

Plugin adds fancy Facebook Page Plugin (formerly Like Box) slider (slide on hover).

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned
How scoring works →
48 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 83/100
Support 70/100

48 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social plugins

Removal-risk signals

53/100

Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.

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.

53 / 100

Room to improve

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 7/100
WP compatibility 41/100
Rating quality 75/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 1543 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+43% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

154

now · peak 315

15330d downloads · Aug 26

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

Aspexi Social Media · #5073 you Aspexi Social Media · #8032 Social Like Box and · #3104 Button for Doctolib · #11418

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.6Stars · Aug 26

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.

77per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

4.2y ago

latest release · v2.1.17

24

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.1.17 · 4.2y ago2.1.16 · 4.4y ago2.1.15 · 5.4y ago2.1.14 · 7.3y ago2.1.13 · 7.7y ago2.1.12 · 8.4y ago2.1.11 · 8.7y ago2.1.10 · 8.8y ago2.1.9 · 8.8y ago2.1.8 · 8.8y ago2.1.7 · 8.8y ago2.1.6 · 9.0y ago2.1.5 · 9.2y ago2.1.4 · 9.3y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.1 98%
Older / other versions 2.2%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
2K–3K ≈2.9K

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

Install history · since 2015-03-14 · 1,434 observations

2KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
2.1.17
Last updated
4.2y ago
Added
2014-04-14 · 12 yrs old
Requires WP
3.0
Tested up to
6.0.14
Requires PHP

Reviewer account pattern

from wp.org reviewer profiles

9 of the last 15 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.

Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. khaderhan
    7.4y ago

    Seriously the worst plugin even made!!! all the options needs to purchase the pro! The plugin owner should had a better marketing plan because this way, you are forcing the potential customer run away with your eagerness of purchasing your PRO version. NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL!

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  2. matyasg
    7.4y ago

    I had been looking for a good Facebook like box plugin for a long time before I found this one. I bought the pro version and it’s absolutely worth its price! A lot of great features and it’s very customisable! I also like the design. Plus, it’s super easy to use! Strongly recommended!

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  3. shacky7
    7.9y ago

    no features with freeware version This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by shacky7.

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  4. nieno
    8.8y ago

    szybka, intuicyjna, dobre wsparcie, szybka reakcja, aktualizacje

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  5. Grzegorz.Janoszka
    9.6y ago

    I like this plugin. The code is not minified, but nevertheless it does its job. The free version is quite useful despite many limitations. Highly recommended!

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  6. cultofamericana
    10.3y ago

    Anything worthwhile comes with the pro version.

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  7. krzkuz
    10.8y ago

    I recommend Pro version.

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  8. noiragneau
    10.9y ago

    too less configuration

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 2.1.17 Deprecated data-show-posts Add browser’s lazy-loading mechanism Facebook API update 2.1.17
  2. Version 2.1.16 Plugin’s updates to match Facebook Developer Submission Guidelines Facebook API update 2.1.16
  3. Version 2.1.15 (premium) Lifetime license ‘expiry’ info now showing correctly. Plugin’s name update to match Facebook Developer Submission Guidelines Facebook API update jQuery Migrate related issue fix 2.1.15
  4. Version 2.1.14 (premium) Better License status notification in Settings page Facebook API update Plugin’s name update to match Facebook Developer Submission Guidelines 2.1.14
  5. Version 2.1.13 Android close with click fix Facebook API update 2.1.13
  6. Version 2.1.12 Facebook API update 2.1.12

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2024-11-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 584 days in tier
  2. 2023-04-02 4K+ → 3K+ down

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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Aspexi Social Media Slider: 2K+ active installs, 4.6★ (18 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/aspexi-facebook-like-box