Image Slider Slideshow
by Wptexture · Media
Also makes 3 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin useful for add slider in Post/Page. Responsive Image Slider plugin is an easy way to create responsive image slider.
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Health
B 76/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “bootstrap slider”, “responsive image slider” and “image slider plugin” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #16 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
76 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 74K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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 1 release 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 188 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
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 slideshow your tag | #2 | #22 | up 1 |
| slideshow your tag | #7 | #24 | 0 |
| bootstrap slider | #5 | #22 | 0 |
| responsive slideshow | #8 | #23 | up 1 |
| image slider | #13 | #24 | up 1 |
| responsive image slider | #16 | #24 | down 1 |
| wordpress slideshow | #7 | #24 | up 1 |
| post slideshow | #7 | #24 | up 1 |
| wp slideshow | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| image slider plugin | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| photo slider your tag | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| bootstrap responsive slider | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| awesome slider | #16 | #24 | down 1 |
| slides | #24 | #24 | — |
| gallery slider slideshow | #17 | #24 | — |
| responsive gallery slider slideshow | #20 | #24 | — |
| slider image | #23 | #24 | — |
| ui slider | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| best slider | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
47 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “bootstrap slider”, “responsive image slider” and “image slider plugin” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5, #16 and #20 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.8K · 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.9 · 26 Apr 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 51% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 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 6 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dboyr3.8y ago
It works but has issues. First there is a white border that I could not easily remove. Second on most slide templates the photos are not cleaned after sliding so if the photo is smaller then the one before, parts of the previous image is visible from under the current photo (on the bottom). The height cannot be adjusted so the block just gets out of the view.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wptexture5.7y ago
It is rare and beautifully designed plugin. really helpful for any WordPress theme.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.9). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.3 Image Slider Slideshow <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference ↗2026-01-07 CVE-2026-22489 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.8 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 7.0.1
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Plugin useful for add slider in Post/Page. Responsive Image Slider plugin is an easy way to create responsi..."
- ! 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 Elementor, Divi.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,085 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "image slideshow" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 324 days in tier
- 2025-02-28 4K+ → 3K+ down after 254 days in tier
- 2024-06-19 5K+ → 4K+ down after 625 days in tier
- 2022-10-03 4K+ → 5K+ up after 131 days in tier
- 2022-05-25 3K+ → 4K+ up after 159 days in tier
- 2021-12-17 2K+ → 3K+ up after 122 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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Image Slider 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
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AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Serious Slider 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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