bxSlider integration for WordPress
by Vincent Mimoun-Prat · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
bxSlider for WordPress integrates the great responsive content slider "bxSlider jQuery plugin" in your very own WordPress site.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “bx slider” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
50 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 39.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 7.1.
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 4263 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 21 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4263 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bx slider | #9 | #3 | up 1 |
| bxslider your tag | #19 | #9 | 0 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slideshow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 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
- Add “bx slider” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- Under-ranked on “bxslider”. wp.org puts you #19; on merit you place #9. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 213 · 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
11.7y ago
latest release · v1.7.2 · 2 Mar 2015
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ animalfield7.7y ago
Hi I just updated to WordPress 5 and the plugin is not working. No errors, but slider does not display properly. Help?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hauge.james11.5y ago
about a year ago I spent a full week searching the internet for a great slider to use in the sites I was building… Once I found this plugin, started playing with it a bit, I LOVE it! It can do so much and it’s so simple! Thank you for bringing this slider to wordpress!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ willbraden11.6y ago
Looked forever for a slider that could handle more than just images, but was simple enough / without bloat. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Edwin Brinkhuis11.7y ago
Just what I needed to build into my template.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bhenselmann12.3y ago
with better documentation for theme integration it´s 5-star worth
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rachel Winspear12.4y ago
I have been looking for something like this for a while… I just wanted to be able to upload native images to a wordpress post and for the images to be displayed with a shortcode… this does just that – Brilliant!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Richard B12.5y ago
Did exactly what I wanted straight away. If you’re looking for a gallery slider this is it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vinciandres12.5y ago
Simple, yet powerfull, this versatil slide plugin is one of the best free solutions i ever found. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.7.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 bxSlider integration for WordPress <= 1.7.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-08-21 CVE-2025-48347 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.2 No patch available
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.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 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 "bxSlider for WordPress integrates the great responsive content slider "bxSlider jQuery plugin" in your very..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Easy Digital Downloads.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,735 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-23 600+ → 500+ down after 252 days in tier
- 2025-03-16 700+ → 600+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2024-07-17 800+ → 700+ down after 284 days in tier
- 2023-10-07 900+ → 800+ down after 125 days in tier
- 2023-06-04 1K+ → 900+ down after 984 days in tier
- 2020-09-23 3K+ → 1K+ 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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