oik-nivo-slider
by bobbingwide · Media
Also makes 15 other plugins · 6.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
[nivo] shortcode for the responsive jQuery "Nivo slider" for posts, pages, attachments and custom post types using oik
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “jquery”, “shortcode” and “slider” 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.
56 health vs 62 average across 3,281 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 100.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 515 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
2.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 3.95★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 515 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.1
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 | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| oik your tag | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| nivo your tag | #6 | #13 | down 1 |
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “jquery”, “shortcode” and “slider” 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.
- Already on top for “nivo slider”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 295 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.17.0 · 3 Jun 2025
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bobbingwide11.1y ago
The oik-nivo-slider plugin provides an advanced [nivo] shortcode. In its simplest form it will display the images attached to a post or page. But there are many advanced scenarios which allow you to make a slideshow out of just about any content, so long as there are attached images. Much of the advanced capability is provided by the oik base plugin. The previous low ratings were applicable when the oik base plugin consisted of many plugins. This is no longer the case. Those plugins were extracted and made into standalone plugins a long time ago. I’ve only rated the slider as a 4 since it’s not the best on small screen smart phones and tablets and some of the transitions don’t appear to work. That’s a limitation of the jQuery.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ray161813.5y ago
Easy to implement and enough options to go trough. 4 stars for now because it doesn’t support jquery 2.0.0 atm and it installs a lot of other oik plugins. (though not al have to be activated)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kopyrite13.6y ago
This might be a create plugin… but when it installs 8-10 additional things, it immediately generated a panic… “OMG, what have I done to my site!” No worries, it seems to uninstall OK, and can be deleted (which is exactly what I did).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sebastian "rawsta" Fiele13.7y ago
Installs a lot of other oik plugins just to get a simple tiny slideshow running. too much bloat for my personal use. Only useful if you’re already using a bunch of oik plugins
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ schwarzgrau13.7y ago
I searched for a simple-slider plugin. This one said “you need to install the oik base plugin”. But the base plugin is not a simple tiny background-plugin (the slider itself is some tiny plugin, with not much settings). The base plugin installed NINE other plugins. So you got : oik-nivo-slider (what you want) oik-base-plugin (as needed) oik bbpress (even if you don’t have bbpress installed) oik bob bing wide shortcodes oik BuddyPress signup email (even without BuddyPress) oik bwtrace oik custom header image oik email signature oik fiels oik shortcode help shortcodes oik sidebar If you already use oik-stuff and don’t need much settings, this is propably the slideshow for you.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
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 29 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 26 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 22 of 26 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,020 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-10 200+ → 100+ down after 518 days in tier
- 2024-08-10 300+ → 200+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-08-03 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-31 200+ → 300+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-07-21 300+ → 200+ down after 395 days in tier
- 2023-06-22 400+ → 300+ down after 261 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 500+ → 400+ down after 440 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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cookie-cat 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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