Posts Slideshow Widget
by apgossips · Media
This plugin enables you to have a side bar widget with slider (slideshow) of featured images from posts from a selected category.
45 health vs 59 average across 2,205 Media plugins
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4875 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
85
now · peak 158
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-08 · 1,381 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bart1910.6y ago
I inherited a site that uses this plugin, and the forward and back buttons on the slideshow have a layout issue and so I consider this plugin broken at this point. It doesn’t cause any bugs and the general functionality is still good. It’s a shame.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NoJetLagForFood11.5y ago
Is this plugin dead? If so does anyone know another plugin with the exact same functions?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sytaco12.8y ago
good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dev413.2y ago
By using this plugin. i have converted it into displaying posts content in the sidebar of my site. Thanks to your efforts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ apgossips13.4y ago
This is one of the best plugin for displaying slideshow of a beautiful sidebar widget of featured posts from photo gallery posts or content posts.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-25 80+ → 70+ down after 334 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 90+ → 80+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 80+ → 90+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2025-04-01 90+ → 80+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 80+ → 90+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2025-03-10 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-09 80+ → 90+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 90+ → 80+ 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).
- N Newpost Catch 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 8K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Add Widget After Content 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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Widgets for Social Post Feed 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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