Post Slider
by aumsrini · Media
Post slider is a responsive carousel to slide recent posts with category selection and no.of posts. You can use the post slider in unlimited websites …
41 health vs 59 average across 1,647 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 4.6.30, 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 3557 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
47
now · peak 146
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 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-11 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-10 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-09 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-07 30+ → 20+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-07-31 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-30 30+ → 20+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Block Slider – Responsive Image Slider, Video Slider & Post Slider 3K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Post Carousel & Slider 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C -
GS Posts Grid – Recent Posts, Category Posts, Post Filter, Slider & List 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/horizontal-post-slider" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Post Slider — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Post Slider: 20+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/horizontal-post-slider