Image Carousel
by GhozyLab · Media
Also makes 9 other plugins · 20.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Image Carousel Wordpress plugin that lets you create a beautiful responsive image carousel
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Health
B 75/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block carousel” and “carousel” for “carousel wordpress” and “wordpress carousel”. “block carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “carousel wordpress” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress carousel” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 113.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 59 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
2.6★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 3.77★ 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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image carousel your tag | #7 | #17 | up 2 |
| gutenberg carousel your tag | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| carousel wordpress | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress carousel | #22 | #23 | up 2 |
| free carousel | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| block carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
33 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “block carousel” and “carousel” for “carousel wordpress” and “wordpress carousel”. “block carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “carousel wordpress” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress carousel” sits at #22 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 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.0.0.43 · 2 Sep 2026
25
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 1 Nov 2015
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.0.43). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Image Carousel <= 1.0.0.41 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-06-26 CVE-2025-68074 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.0.41 No patch available
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 130 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Image Carousel Wordpress plugin that lets you create a beautiful responsive image carousel"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,838 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "block carousel", "gutenberg carousel" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-28 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 897 days in tier
- 2023-08-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 302 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 5K+ → 3K+ down after 996 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 6K+ → 5K+ down after 427 days in tier
- 2018-11-11 7K+ → 6K+ down after 224 days in tier
- 2018-04-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 521 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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Carousel Slider 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
WEN Logo Slider 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Carousel – Image Carousel, Post Slider, Product & Video Gallery 700+ installs · 2.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 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
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