HTML5 Slideshow Presentations
by Justin Sternberg · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 301.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create HTML5 slideshow presentations using our favorite cms, WordPress. Host your own presentations and share/present them anytime.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “css3”, “html5” and “presentations” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 23.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 3.6.1, 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 4782 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4782 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| css3 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html5 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| presentations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slides 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
- “css3”, “html5” and “presentations” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 187 · 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 21 Oct 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.
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
13.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 27 Sep 2013
8
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Suzette Franck11.5y ago
I installed this plugin and it was pretty easy to get started, but you’ll definitely need to read the documentation on all the cool features you can use and how to use them. An excellent plugin for a simple slideshow presentation that can be run from a local install. I like that it uses a custom content type and that there is sample file to import data so you can see how to work with it. I will definitely be telling others about this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thomas Maier13.0y ago
I just finished my third public presentation on WordPress using this plugin and everyone loves it. It is easy to use and you just need to share the link instead of a whole file.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stanko Metodiev13.0y ago
It’s really awesome and useful plugin. Keep on with the good work! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mario Peshev13.6y ago
This is one of my favorite WordPress plugins. After using PowerPoint and Impress for building presentations for a few years now, I migrated completely to HTML5 Slideshow Presentations once I had the chance to test it. The plugin allows for designing each slide as a separate post entry and automatically bundles a group of posts as a complete presentation with a neat default look-and-feel. There are super handy options available for every slide regarding it’s title/content positioning, automatic stretching of content images and more. Since it’s WordPress based, you could add extra plugins for formatting or using shortcodes for the slides. Editing is way easier for people with frontend background – pure HTML/CSS. Basic transition options included. Love it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create HTML5 slideshow presentations using our favorite cms, WordPress. Host your own presentations and sha..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,233 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-12 200+ → 100+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 100+ → 200+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2025-07-25 200+ → 100+ down after 754 days in tier
- 2023-07-02 300+ → 200+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2023-06-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-22 300+ → 200+ down after 613 days in tier
- 2021-10-17 400+ → 300+ down after 411 days in tier
- 2020-09-01 500+ → 400+ down after 731 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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Slideshow Gallery LITE 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - A Animate Slider 60+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- W WP Sponsor Flip Wall 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- I Image Flicker 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Uix Slideshow 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
cbVegas 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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