Genesis Bootstrap Carousel
by jtallant · Media
This plugin allows you to create a simple responsive image carousel that displays the featured image, along with the title and excerpt from each post.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈68 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “genesis”, “genesiswp” and “responsive” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 14.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5002 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5002 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| genesis your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| genesiswp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slideshow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “genesis”, “genesiswp” and “responsive” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 74 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
13.7y ago
latest release · v0.1.2 · 20 Feb 2013
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Easter Egg12.3y ago
What else to say! Marvelous plugin! And for all those who are rating this plugin any lower than 5 stars, this plugin is ONLY for GENESIS framework, as mentioned CLEARLY in the description. Please don not dowvote such a fine plugin, just because you are stupid enough to not READ THE DESCRIPTION! Plugin is lightweight, and I absolutely love the fact that it loads only on the homepage. Thankyou jtallant
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ caseycase13.4y ago
This plugin is absolutely perfect for Genesis themes. There is another slider out there for Genesis that is mobile responsive , but I always had issues with it displaying properly. This one seems to work without any tweaking. For those who rated it low, I think they just didn’t realize it was only for the Genesis framework. If you are looking for a mobile responsive slider that works with Genesis, this is it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jcacchioni13.6y ago
Seriously…? A plugin that requires a paid-for framework? A rubbish framework at that.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrei Chira13.7y ago
It’s a great plugin for Genesis. It’s lightweight. I love the fact that you can use it only on the homepage so the js doesn’t load on all pages. You can style it to your convenience. It just works. 5 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 28oz14.0y ago
There isn’t even a preview of the plugin available. The force you to purchase a [quack] “framework.” They fail to neglect that its really just a retardified 960gs with all the hooking done for you. :/ I’m sure its a decent plugin but without even the option to preview the plugin without immediately being redirected to a beg-screen I can’t help but give these guys two thumbs down.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to create a simple responsive image carousel that displays the featured image, along..."
- ! 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 Mentions Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,795 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "genesiswp" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-13 70+ → 60+ down after 224 days in tier
- 2026-01-01 80+ → 70+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 70+ → 80+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 80+ → 70+ down after 154 days in tier
- 2025-07-04 90+ → 80+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-06-23 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-22 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-20 80+ → 90+ up after 9 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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Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Genesis eNews Extended 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Serious Slider 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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