Custom Post Carousels with Owl
by thehowarde · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 4.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily add post carousels to your website. Works with any custom post type or regular posts. Controls allow for insertion of multiple carousels on a s …
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Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.8K estimated
Momentum
+12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “image carousel” for “regular posts”. “image carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “regular posts” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
78 health vs 62 average across 3,299 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 51.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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.
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
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 298 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 17 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
3%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| owl carousel 2 your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| owl | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| as owl carousel | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| owl carousel | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| owl carousel slider | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| post carousel your tag | #16 | #22 | down 3 |
| regular posts | #18 | #21 | — |
| owl slider | #8 | #9 | 0 |
| custom post type carousel | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| carousel from posts | #19 | #20 | down 2 |
| post carousel wordpress | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| posts carousel | #23 | #20 | down 7 |
| product carousel | #24 | #18 | down 4 |
| image carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
39 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 26 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
- Swap “image carousel” for “regular posts”. “image carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “regular posts” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “post carousel”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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
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
10mo ago
latest release · v1.4.12 · 9 Jan 2026
33
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bodopio3.1y ago
Excellent plugin with a lot of options. Worked for me immediatley without any problems. I show posts as a enterprise history. Thank you for this. The donat button shows me the duckdiverllc.com site. But how can I donate?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lee5.0y ago
I’ve given two stars because whilst the plugin does perform a good feature, it’s extremely limited in the sense that the JS is not properly enqueued, so if like me you develop your own theme, or use an optimisation plugin, and use different ordering of JS and CSS enqueueing, then this plugin is likely to not work. This is because the JS options are hard coded and echoed out directly onto the page, regardless of where the initial jQuery call is. This has rendered the plugin completely useless on my site because it’s not using recommended WordPress enqueue practices. https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_enqueue_script/#usage
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webigelv5.1y ago
Semplice, flessibile e supporta la visualizzazione dei caroselli degli articoli riservati agli utenti registrati anche per i visitatori non registrati. Quest’ultima è un’ottima caratteristica. Mi sembra un plug-in molto ben fatto. Grazie per averlo messo a disposizione gratuitamente.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iceninexp5.3y ago
I really appreciate the work you’ve put into this plugin! I found it quite straightforward to be able to create modals of post types as opposed to just displaying to the image. Great choice to use featherlight! Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ShriniKannan5.3y ago
Thanks for the great plugin, actually you made a premium level feature in free plugin i.e especially CPT Please constantly develop this plugin but I am not sure how the background coding are !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ emanuelesviluppoweb5.4y ago
Really great plugin, and great support. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ javierpernettr5.6y ago
The best of the plugin is the support, they explain all that I need it, i recomend it for any kind of proyects, it have new features and it worked for me in two websites. This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by javierpernettr.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ giabalc5.6y ago
Great Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.12 Fix featherlight.js to prevent XSS being passed through the data-featherlight param. Fixes CVE-2024-5667 1.4.12
- — Version 1.4.6 Various fixes for sanitiziation filters. 1.4.6
- — Version 1.4.4 Allow SVG in Prev / Next buttons 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.2 Security fixes 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.1 Add image alt text (if added to image in media library) 1.4.1
- — Version 1.4 Added Lazy Loading as an option to all carousels (enabled by default). It is recommended you review your carousels to ensure settings are as you expect. Combined and minified front end styles. 1.4
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.4.12). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.4 Custom Post Carousels with Owl <= 1.4.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-05-30 CVE-2025-5125 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.11 Patched in 1.4.12
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Custom Post Carousels with Owl <= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-12-27 CVE-2023-51493 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.6 Patched in 1.4.7
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily add post carousels to your website. Works with any custom post type or regular posts. Controls allow..."
- ✓ 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 ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 803 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("owl carousel 2", "post slider", "product slider" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-08-17 400+ → 2K+ up
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