JJ NextGen JQuery Carousel
by jjcoder · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to pick a gallery from the 'NextGen Gallery' plugin to use as a 'JQuery JCarousel'.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
-100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gallery” for “jcarousel”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “jcarousel” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
45 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 64.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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.
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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, 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 5716 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.1.4; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5716 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jcarousel | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| picture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gallery” for “jcarousel”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “jcarousel” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Jul 2026 · 110 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 119 · 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
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
15.7y ago
latest release · v1.1.8 · 9 Mar 2011
18
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 5 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jon Dennis13.5y ago
Perfect little plugin – Works perfectly Don’t worry about the ‘out of date’ message. This plugin is essential if you are using NextGen Gallery. I use it on all my WordPress sites
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CustomWeb13.9y ago
The plugin works and it’s easy to install. Shortcode gives you pretty good control. You’ll need some CSS experience if you want anything custom as there’s no control panel for that. You need to read a bit to figure out how to install it – so overall it works well but could use a settings page.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows you to pick a gallery from the 'NextGen Gallery' plugin to use as a 'JQuery JCarousel'."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 6 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,920 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "photo", "widgets" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 400+ → 300+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2026-09-25 300+ → 400+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 400+ → 300+ down after 64 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 1K+ → 400+ down after 2115 days in tier
- 2020-09-28 6K+ → 1K+ down
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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LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C -
WP Colorbox 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Easy Image Collage 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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