Featured Lyth Slide
by lythium92 · Media
Easy to use WordPress slide plugin for featured post with thumbnail and nice Breaking animation.
45 health vs 59 average across 2,204 Media plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, well behind 6.8.
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 3293 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
20
now · peak 59
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
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
9.0y ago
latest release · v1.1.1
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,384 observations
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ JazZ79.0y ago
A nice plugin for featured posts. Great animation and easy to use. Good work ! Thank you for this. This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by JazZ7. Reason: fix typo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cyssoo9.0y ago
Tested on WP 4.8.1 with custom child theme. Works a charm, easy to use This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by Cyssoo.
Read on wp.org ↗
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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Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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