Slideshow Captions for Jetpack
by Michael Beckwith · Uncategorized
Modifies Jetpack's default slideshow caption feature.
43 health vs 60 average across 6,142 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.10.
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 1239 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
25
now · peak 136
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-03 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-02 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-01 60+ → 50+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-28 50+ → 60+ up after 18 days in band
- 2026-05-10 60+ → 50+ down after 8 days in band
- 2026-05-02 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-04-29 60+ → 50+ down after 16 days in band
- 2026-04-13 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Exif Caption 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - W WPJaipho Mobile Gallery 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Silverlight Gallery 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/jetpack-slideshow-caption" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Slideshow Captions for Jetpack — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Slideshow Captions for Jetpack: 50+ active installs, 2.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/jetpack-slideshow-caption