JJ NextGen JQuery Slider
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 Nivo slider'.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈780 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gallery” for “nivo slider”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “nivo slider” sits at #19 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 700 of 130.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.2.1; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nivo slider | #19 | #15 | 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 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 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 “nivo slider”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “nivo slider” sits at #19 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 497 · 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
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
15.3y ago
latest release · v1.3.9 · 14 Jul 2011
38
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 18 Jan 2017
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 ↗ - ★★★★★ trusktr13.6y ago
I try putting the shortcode, but nothing shows up on the site. It’d be much better if you included a gui for adding galleries. For example, add a button to the post edit screen (the kitchen sink) or a button next to the “Add Media” button, or add a GUI inside the “Add Media” window. The result would be that the shortcode gets generated and added automatically, so it’s easy for my Grandma to use. EDIT: Wait nevermind, it took a while for it to appear on the page for some reason… Anyways, about the image sizing… You can use JavaScript to make sure the images fit in one area (i.e. make a “crop” effect). It’s not hard!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ELAN42///13.7y ago
works perfectly, but need update of Nivo JS package, like I wrote here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-jj-nextgen-jquery-slider-responsive?replies=7#post-3817034
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Click-Refresh.com14.0y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 Nivo slider'."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 7 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,633 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
- 2026-08-06 800+ → 700+ down after 91 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-06 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 900+ → 800+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2025-12-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 906 days in tier
- 2023-06-18 2K+ → 1K+ down after 257 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 673 days in tier
- 2020-11-30 10K+ → 3K+ 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 -
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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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