Easy image slideshow
by [email protected] · Media
This is a lightweight JavaScript slideshow with manual navigation option. You can use this slideshow, if you need the manual navigation image gallery.
42 health vs 65 average across 880 Media plugins
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 6.1.10.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1324 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 144
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 10+ → 20+ up after 33 days in band
- 2026-05-28 20+ → 10+ down after 1179 days in band
- 2023-03-06 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in band
- 2023-02-26 20+ → 30+ up after 14 days in band
- 2023-02-12 30+ → 20+ down after 13 days in band
- 2023-01-30 20+ → 30+ up after 16 days in band
- 2023-01-14 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in band
- 2023-01-11 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
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Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/easy-image-slideshow" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Easy image slideshow — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Easy image slideshow: 20+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-image-slideshow