Cycle Responsive Slider
by Kiran Antony · Blocks
Also makes 2 other plugins · 170+ installs across the portfolio →
Responsive image slider using jQuery Cycle2. Multiple sliders, Gutenberg block, drag & drop reordering, and a modern admin panel.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈55 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gutenberg” for “cycle”. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cycle” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 71 average across 2,523 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 3.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2017-03-16The one review here is happy, calling the slider easy to use, good-looking, and reliably responsive on client sites.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 152 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 cycle2 your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| cycle2 | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| jquery cycle | #1 | #8 | 0 |
| cycle | #4 | #23 | 0 |
| responsive slideshow | #23 | #24 | — |
| responsive banner slider | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slideshow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gutenberg” for “cycle”. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cycle” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 136 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 1 Jun 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 49% 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 “50+”. 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 11 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AlexaMktg9.6y ago
I have used this slider for a while now on client sites. It is easy to use, looks good and as promised, is responsive.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Responsive image slider using jQuery Cycle2. Multiple sliders, Gutenberg block, drag & drop reordering, and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,869 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-01 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-27 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-21 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 60+ → 50+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2025-10-24 50+ → 60+ up after 7 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★ · 3 shared tags B -
Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Media Slider for Photos Images Videos 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Responsive Slideshow – Photo Carousel 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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