Fade Slider
by Anandaraj Balu · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
A modern, responsive Bootstrap 5.3 carousel slider plugin with smooth fade/slide animations, works perfectly on all devices and themes.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “carousel” for “bootstrap carousel”. “carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bootstrap carousel” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 247 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fade | #1 | #6 | up 1 |
| fade slider your tag | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| fade in | #3 | #12 | down 1 |
| bootstrap slider your tag | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| bootstrap carousel | #15 | #20 | up 2 |
| bootstrap carousel slider | #11 | #17 | up 1 |
| bootstrap responsive slider | #17 | #15 | 0 |
| bootstrap 3 | #22 | #22 | down 1 |
| bootstrap 4 | #24 | #20 | — |
| bootstrap 5.3 carousel your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “carousel” for “bootstrap carousel”. “carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bootstrap carousel” sits at #15 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 Nov 2024 · 727 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 175 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-07-14 CVE-2025-49956 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 2.6
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.
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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,634 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "bootstrap slider" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Carousel Slider 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
YITH WooCommerce Product Gallery & Image Zoom 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/fade-slider" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Fade Slider — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Fade Slider: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/fade-slider
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