Post Carousel & Slider
by Patel · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 270+ installs across the portfolio →
Post Carousel & Slider is simple way to build slider and carousel.
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
200+
≈300 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “carousel”, “post carousel” and “post 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.
60 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 9.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 611 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 611 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive 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
- “carousel”, “post carousel” and “post 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 172 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 1 Mar 2025
5
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and the previous band took 15 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 24 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ brischti3.8y ago
Thank you Tarak for this plugin. Easy to use and effective. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by brischti.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ emagindesign8.0y ago
After installing and uninstalling several more popular post-carousel plugins that didn’t work for me for some reason, this one was a quick and simple install and work. It didn’t require any coding or knowledge, it just worked. Thank you!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jesha288.8y ago
plugin running well, and easy to use. recommended plugin. thank you “gan” (indonesian slank) goodluck
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patel9.3y ago
Useful for create slider and carousel This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Patel.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.4). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-01-14 CVE-2025-22750 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.4 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Post Carousel & Slider <= 1.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-12-13 CVE-2024-11770 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.3 Patched in 1.0.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Post Carousel & Slider is simple way to build slider and carousel."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 793 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "responsive slider" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 300+ → 200+ down after 441 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 400+ → 300+ down after 649 days in tier
- 2023-10-17 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-15 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-13 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-10-10 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-09 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-07 400+ → 300+ down after 2 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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Post Carousel Addons For Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Slider Pro 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Block Slider – Responsive Image Slider, Video Slider & Post Slider 3K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Carousel – Image Carousel, Post Slider, Product & Video Gallery 700+ installs · 2.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Lexiata XSlider 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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