Slyd
by Trezy · Media
Slyd is an animated Slydr to display your latest blog posts.
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Health
F 37/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “plugins”, “slide” and “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.
37 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 14.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 5123 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
1.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 3.82★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5123 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| slyd your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| slydr your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| 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). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “plugins”, “slide” and “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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 53 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
14.0y ago
latest release · v1.3.5 · 22 Oct 2012
12
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ari Winokur12.9y ago
This plugin does not work for me. I started using it, and I loved the features it provided. Exactly what I wanted, a slier of the featured images from posts, and customized size. As I moved along random posts would cause the layout of my homepage to go completely wacky with that slider. I tried emailing and requesting assistance but got no response. Not worth the time right now. Hopefully the issues will be fixed and the support will improve!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LoBlanc13.4y ago
not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tim13.4y ago
I was looking for a slider plugin with a few key requirements: – Uses featured images – Selects specific categories for content – allows multiple sliders on one site That way I can just give each post some normal content, and it will feed into a slider. Great for handing over to a client who needs to manage the site as simply as possible. However, currently it doesn’t display any content (footer etc) below the slider; and support is non-existent. A real shame 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Saabana13.7y ago
Not Working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omnidevelopers13.7y ago
Maybe I’m missing something, but it looks to me like you built a slider plugin, which is an entirely design oriented piece of functionality. Yet nowhere on your plugin page, or even your website did you think that people might want to see what your slider looks like, how it animates, or functions. The fact that you don’t use or even display screenshots of the slider on your own site leads me to believe that it is mediocre.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Slyd is an animated Slydr to display your latest blog posts."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,389 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-07-27 20+ → 10+ down after 295 days in tier
- 2022-10-05 100+ → 20+ 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).
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