Rotating Hero Image
by wsxplugindev · Uncategorized
Hero images on websites are great, but having the same one appear all the time gets... really boring. And using a slideshow on a page can add too much …
43 health vs 56 average across 15,964 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.10.
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 1253 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
59
now · peak 201
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-01 40+ → 30+ down after 61 days in tier
- 2025-03-01 30+ → 40+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2025-01-15 40+ → 30+ down after 66 days in tier
- 2024-11-10 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-11-03 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-02 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-01 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-29 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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