Paged Post Slider
by spencejosiah · Media
Automagically turns multi-page posts into an ajax-based slideshow. Simply activate, choose the display options for your slider, and go!
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+81%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ajax”, “carousel” and “paged posts” 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.
43 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 13.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4359 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
3.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.01★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4359 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| paged posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pagination 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
- “ajax”, “carousel” and “paged posts” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 78 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v1.5.3 · 24 Nov 2014
15
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 19 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lovewp78611.3y ago
Keep it up
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eArmin12.7y ago
It works but it takes too slow when you click on next/previous page and some time it fails to show next page. The navigation style is not well designed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ investirch12.8y ago
Dear Support, Why does the featured image duplicated on multiple splited post ? We split long posts into pages using the <!--nextpage--> which works well however the featured image is duplicated on each page which is a bit annoying. Could you help me on this issue ? Regards, L.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ owlicks13.1y ago
Not sure why other people are having issues. With the ability now to work from page breaks on Pages, this is exactly what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dr.CustUmz13.2y ago
not working on my site, and as for the use style option, i see no difference whether its activated or not, tried in all the twenty themes and still no ajax, even with only this plugin active.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ morningstar5713.3y ago
Neat plugin. Haven’t seen anything like it before. Works fine with wordpress 2012 theme and akismet and wp native dashboard and TinyMCE advanced.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tcnb13.3y ago
Poorly coded and will trigger a “fatal error” in more than one kind of WordPress template (as in completely different sites, with different themes and different kinds of plugins on each) so beware if you’re actually intending to turn this on.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automagically turns multi-page posts into an ajax-based slideshow. Simply activate, choose the display opti..."
- ✓ 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 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,764 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "paged posts" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 60+ → 70+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-11 70+ → 60+ down after 93 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 80+ → 70+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 70+ → 80+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 80+ → 70+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 80+ → 70+ down after 175 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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AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Carousel Slider 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
YITH WooCommerce Product Gallery & Image Zoom 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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