KickAss Slider
by jashwant · Media
(I have used only 1 or 2 features of wordpress 3.5, if someone wants, he/she can fork with fallback code) Tested up to: 3.5.1 Stable tag: 1.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
-48%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “css3 slider”, “drag n drop” and “parallax” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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.
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 4892 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
4.4★ over 14 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4892 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| css3 slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| drag n drop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| parallax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| parallax slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “css3 slider”, “drag n drop” and “parallax” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 62 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.4y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 12 Jun 2013
2
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 18 Mar 2016
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles6 of the last 10 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous8.6y ago
Just wish it was still being updated
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ djmisterjon11.6y ago
Apret plusieur jours de perdu a chercher , j’ai finalements trouvé le plugin par excellence. Astuce: Canno save texte. Ouvrer firebug, and live edit texte and click update button for save. Is working . Ouvrer firebug, et editer le texte live, et cliquer sur update, sa sauvegardera le texte.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ claustraphobia212.1y ago
Really was pleased to find this slider, but unfortunately I just cannot use. You cannot edit the text. The save button does nothing when trying to edit it. I cannot believe this issue hasn’t been addressed as there are several others who have posted with this issue in the forums. I have deactivated all plugins and also tried on 3 different browsers. This issue persist. Moving on to find another….:(
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jenzgaard12.1y ago
Looks good and promising but saving edited text just doesn’t work (can’t save). In the forum there’re others who have the same problem. One star for a very basic and necessary feature that is not working. Too bad.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rulatir12.9y ago
Just what I need: a convenient way to define a sequence of images in the backend, plus a simple way to spit out minimal HTML+JS to make fun happen on the front. The rest is CSS. Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ coralights13.4y ago
I’m looking forward to further refinements, enhancements and fixes ….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WordPressbug13.5y ago
Best thing is.. it is free, has Parallax effect and is very easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ developerDP13.5y ago
5 star plugin.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 263 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("CSS3 Slider", "parallax", "Parallax Slider" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 30+ → 20+ down after 111 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 20+ → 30+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 30+ → 20+ down after 290 days in tier
- 2024-10-10 40+ → 30+ down after 276 days in tier
- 2024-01-08 50+ → 40+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2023-12-04 40+ → 50+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2023-10-11 50+ → 40+ down after 217 days in tier
- 2023-03-08 60+ → 50+ down after 158 days in tier
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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Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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