Responsive Slideshow – Photo Carousel

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

7 of the last 10 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.

Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.

1. ★★★★★ morgenbesser

   2.4y ago

   I encountered a technical problem and reported it here. The error was resolved within 24 hours. Great support! Thank you!

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2. ★★★★★ miesha101

   3.6y ago

   Very good plugin, tried 3 slideshow plugins, this is the only one that worked

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3. ★★★★★ queenywd

   4.1y ago

   Great plug-in from a great company. I tried many plug-ins and almost gave up. The support is fast and fantastic! even for the free version!

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4. ★★★★★ hellsbellskjell

   6.8y ago

   I wanted to liven upp my site a bit and started looking for some kind of slider plugin. The one that looked most promising was the Slider Responsive Slideshow, and I installed it. Very clever design, easy to configure, great show on the page. I had one problem, though, I wanted to get rid of the dots below the slider. I asked the question, got an immediate answer, needed further clarification, got it – and now I’m happy.

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5. ★★★★★ 1810pihl48

   6.9y ago

   Fine support

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6. ★★★★★ inbobot

   7.1y ago

   best tools for slider tanks

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7. ★★★★★ oliviadiaz

   7.6y ago

   Work amazing and Easy to use

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8. ★★★★★ priyapatil

   8.8y ago

   Easy to use, beautiful to look at and versatile. Great support! They solve an issues in minutes! Never seen such an efficiency! Thank you so much 🙂

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.0 Date: 21 May, 2026 Major Security & compatibility audit: added direct file entry guards and directory listing protections Refactored data layer to save Native PHP Arrays directly, securing 100% backward compatibility wit 1.6.0
2. — Version 1.5.4 Tested with WordPress 6.9 1.5.4
3. — Version 1.5.3 Tested with WordPress 6.8.3 1.5.3
4. — Version 1.5.2 Fixed text domain error 1.5.2
5. — Version 1.5.1 Fixed apostrophe saving issue Tested with WordPress 6.8.1 1.5.1
6. — Version 1.5.0 Tested with WordPress 6.7.2 1.5.0

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. High · 7.5 Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery slideshow <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2026-02-11 CVE-2026-22346 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 1.5.4 No patch available
2. Medium · 4.3 Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery slideshow <= 1.4.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-06-06 CVE-2024-35722 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.0 Patched in 1.4.2
3. High · 8.8 Slider Responsive Slideshow – Image slider, Gallery slideshow <= 1.3.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2024-02-29 CVE-2024-1859 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 1.3.8 Patched in 1.4.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-05-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 109 days in tier
2. 2025-01-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 48 days in tier
3. 2024-12-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2024-12-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-12-01 3K+ → 2K+ down

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).

• Serious Slider 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags B
• Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags C
• Media Slider for Photos Images Videos 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A
• Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Ovation Elements 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B

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Responsive Slideshow – Photo Carousel: 2K+ active installs, 5.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/slider-responsive-slideshow