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Image Slider Block

by Anna Schneider · Blocks

A lightweight image slider block for the WordPress editor. No jQuery, no bloat, no upsells.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
85 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 79/100
Support 70/100

85 health vs 67 average across 1,683 Blocks plugins

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.

91 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 60/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-24% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

115

now · peak 290

11530d downloads · Aug 26

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

Image Slider Block · #17299 you Carousel, Slider, Ph · #614 bSlider · #2943 Splide Carousel Bloc · #3692

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.5Stars · Aug 26

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.

1.3Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

1mo ago

latest release · v3.0.0

5

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

3.0.0 · 1mo ago2.0.1 · 2.8y ago2.0 · 4.2y ago1.1 · 5.6y ago1.0 · 7.4y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.0 87%
v1.1 13%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
90–100 ≈97

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2020-05-06 · 1,386 observations

90Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
3.0.0
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2019-03-25 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
6.6
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.0

Recent reviews

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  1. mariken
    1.8y ago

    the size of the image is not stable since wP 6.7

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  2. Matthias Blenk
    3.1y ago

    What a wonderful plugin. I’ve been looking for a slider plugin days now, and this one is, which exactly fulfills this one task. Without being overwhelmed by a large number of options. Without cluttering up the backend with extra menus and advertising. No upgrades, no features, just a simple block, with everything it needs. Thanks for that.

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  3. David James
    3.5y ago

    I loved using Image Slider Blocks and found it a lightweight and simple plugin. It made my work easier! The plugin works smoothly and doesn’t demand massive memory use, which is a great advantage.

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  4. ibes
    4.7y ago

    Hi, i like simple blocks and your block is such a block. Must the most necessary features – no unnecessary stuff or confusing settings. But this code block needs to be “is_admin()” only: wp_register_style( 'oacs-image-slider-blocks', plugins_url( 'css/editor.css', __FILE__ ), array( 'wp-edit-blocks' ), filemtime( plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'css/editor.css' ) ); wp_enqueue_style( 'oacs-image-slider-blocks');

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  5. ywamer
    4.7y ago

    This is exactly what I was looking for three simple images on a site. No need to do 10,000 options, massive memory use or other fluff. This works perfectly!

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  6. Denis Jallet
    6.4y ago

    It works out of the box and do exactly what I was searching for : a simple and responsive slider that can replace the Gutenberg gallery block. It is so rare now to find such light plugin. Keep up this good work !

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  7. jsor
    6.6y ago

    Great, lightweight Gutenberg block plugin! I really love those simple, focused plugins. Keep up the great work!

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  8. cwendt01
    7.1y ago

    Thank you for this plugin!

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Italian 18%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-15 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
  2. 2026-06-13 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
  3. 2026-06-11 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
  4. 2026-06-09 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
  5. 2026-06-07 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
  6. 2026-06-06 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2026-06-05 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
  8. 2026-06-03 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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