Custom links in Elementor Image Carousel
by Charlie Etienne · Page Builders
Also makes 2 other plugins · 13.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Lets you add custom links in Elementor Image Carousel widget
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
+64%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “custom links” and “image carousel” 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.
52 health vs 72 average across 1,895 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →21%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 23.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,272 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders 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
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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 1455 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 7.1
4.7★ over 25 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1455 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image carousel 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). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom links” and “image carousel” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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
4.0y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 9 Nov 2022
4
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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pecktron20001.5y ago
Hopefully this will be maintained
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ takuced2.5y ago
Thank you for this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dreubens812.6y ago
Thank you so much for this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcanton833.0y ago
Simple and effective.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ swinggraphics3.0y ago
Does what it says. Nice and simple. Fills a significant gap in Elementor’s image carousel.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 7107 Digital3.3y ago
This plugin is really amazing. Just does exactly what it says on the tin. If you are puzzled why the links don’t work on the front end, check first you have selected the link in the carousel to be “Media File” and that you have added the links to each image in your media library. Tested and working on 6.2.2.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ laamegg3.3y ago
Added 3 links to 3 images in the carousel, and all of them worked. This plugin is awesome !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kitty3.4y ago
Plugin installed fine, and I can see the field to add the link via the Elementor carousel. But not working on the frontend 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.1.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Custom links in Elementor Image Carousel <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-07-23 CVE-2026-65534 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.1 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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 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.
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 "Lets you add custom links in Elementor Image Carousel widget"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,091 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 478 days in tier
- 2024-10-02 7K+ → 6K+ down after 329 days in tier
- 2023-11-08 6K+ → 7K+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2023-08-15 5K+ → 6K+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2023-05-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2023-03-17 3K+ → 4K+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2023-01-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 90 days in tier
- 2022-10-12 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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Carousel Slider 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Divi Carousel Lite – Make Carousels for Divi 5 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Image Carousel Module for Divi 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
Divi Carousel Lite – Responsive Carousel & Slider Modules for Divi Builder 6K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Awesome Logo Carousel Block 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Post Carousels with Owl 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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