Post Slider
by PluginOps · Media
Also makes 11 other plugins · 11.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create beautiful and elegant posts sliders easily in minutes. Supports Default & Custom post types.
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Health
F 37/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
90+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
-31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “auto play” for “testimonial rotator”. “auto play” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “testimonial rotator” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
37 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 55.5K 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, 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 2587 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
2.6★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 3.64★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2587 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| testimonial rotator | #19 | #12 | 0 |
| responsive testimonial rotator | #18 | #11 | 0 |
| auto play your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| banner rotator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| best carousel slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| best post slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| best responsive slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 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 “auto play” for “testimonial rotator”. “auto play” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “testimonial rotator” 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 84 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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
7.1y ago
latest release · v2.3.2 · 2 Oct 2019
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ loetzi8.4y ago
Perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lucho Hernando8.5y ago
Muy buen trabajo, una solución en muchos casos This topic was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by Lucho Hernando.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ witolddudek8.7y ago
good job
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mufwaya9.5y ago
Post slider the best slider for latest posts
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gary.karki9.9y ago
Worst one i have seen in a while. everything is setup for pro.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Digital Voice10.4y ago
I am greatly satisfied with this plugin. Just what I needed. I like how the post is pulled into a slideshow, with an abundant number of settings that may be applied for display. Great work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yarri10.6y ago
There is word Free in the title, but in free version you can do nothing. They want money for even the basic functionality. Free version – is ugly and poor and is good for nothing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sepika11.0y ago
Moneymaking pseude-plugin with low functionality, dirty settings. Waste
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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create beautiful and elegant posts sliders easily in minutes. Supports Default & Custom post types."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,185 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("auto play", "banner rotator", "best carousel slider", "best post slider", "best responsive slider" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 100+ → 90+ down after 875 days in tier
- 2024-06-02 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-31 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-30 200+ → 100+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2024-05-17 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-16 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-15 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-14 200+ → 100+ down after 3 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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