Block Slider – Responsive Image Slider, Video Slider & Post Slider
by Munir Kamal · Media
Also makes 7 other plugins · 37.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create Responsive Sliders using WordPress Blocks. Image slider, video slider, YouTube slider, post slider, product slider, WooCommerce slider & more.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
3K+
≈3.6K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image slider”, “post slider” and “responsive slider” 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.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 88.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 983 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
3.2★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 3.79★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 983 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “image slider”, “post slider” and “responsive slider” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.2K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
2.7y ago
latest release · v2.2.3 · 21 Feb 2024
32
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 14 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ joolsprobablyneedshelp1.7y ago
Stay away. It’s a paid for feature to have an image in your image slider. What a waste of time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adiestramientocaninos1.9y ago
I’ve been testing other slider plugins for Gutenberg and this is the one that has worked best. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael Galli2.1y ago
I love it, simple and effective. Perfectly implemented. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maikunari2.3y ago
You can’t create a slider and add a block to it. Which by the name you’d assume you can do. What even is this plugin? It doesn’t do anything.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kaihulshof2.4y ago
My company paid for the $99/yr pro version of WP Block Slider about a month ago. We never received a confirmation email. There is no account that has been created for my company. We can’t even log in. I’ve emailed them for support twice through the website with no response. It’s not just like stealing, it is stealing. This feels like a scam. Buyer beware.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joffrey Nicoloff2.5y ago
Plugin basics is good but very limited, and when you are going to PRO, no answer via email, support… Don’t go to PRO. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Joffrey Nicoloff. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Joffrey Nicoloff.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jeffhayford2.5y ago
I was a little annoyed that I had to go to a separate interface to edit my sliders, but ok put an annoying menu item up super high I guess. Then I realized that none of my styles were carrying through to the page. As a hack I had to copy paste the block used in the slider and hide it on the page just so the CSS would load. Then it turns out it wasn’t responsive, no matter how many CSS hacks I tried I couldn’t get a two column layout to stack. Simple stuff that Gutenslider does inline on the page without issue.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ modemlooper2.6y ago
The free plug descripiton here is highly misleading. It promotes all the pro features as if they are included. They are not. I like that the UI and the way you add sliders/slides is easy but the misleading nature of the description makes me want to use something else.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.2.3 New: Animation Support for slider (pro). 2.2.3
- — Version 2.2.2 Fix: Slider inserter block breaking on pages. 2.2.2
- — Version 2.2.1 Fix: Library load more not showing. Fix: Slider miscalculating width with stackables. Fix: Slider slides per view missing. Fix: Permalink issue with the slider CPT. Fix: Slides overview missing. 2.2.1
- — Version 2.2.0 Fix: Compatibility issue with the Gutenberg plugin. 2.2.0
- — Version 2.1.8 Fix: Blockslider not working in FSE. Fix: slides overview not loading correctly. 2.1.8
- — Version 2.1.7 Fix: Link Control issue Fix: Premium banner issue Update: Freemius SDK 2.1.7
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.2.3). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create Responsive Sliders using WordPress Blocks. Image slider, video slider, YouTube slider, post slider,..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Block editor, Beaver Builder.
- ! Headings and lists 14 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,113 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wordpress slider" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-25 4K+ → 3K+ down after 176 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 697 days in tier
- 2024-01-03 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-12-31 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-27 4K+ → 5K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-12-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 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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Serious Slider 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags B -
Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
MaxSlider 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Super Simple Slider 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags D -
Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
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