SmugMug Responsive Slider
by Michael · Media
Also makes 3 other plugins · 250+ installs across the portfolio →
A responsive image slider to display your SmugMug photos
44 health vs 59 average across 2,204 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.35, 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 3545 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
101
now · peak 169
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
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.
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
9.7y ago
latest release · v1.06
1
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2020-09-01 · 1,387 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 ↗- ★★★★★ J.A. Knight7.9y ago
I give this two stars because this plugin was once great and now it doesn’t look like there are any updates coming. As a matter of fact, it has been years since someone even commented on this plugin. Unfortunately, all of my Smugmug sliders no longer work after updating and I’m left to rebuild. Frustrating.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RocketSMS8.5y ago
I went to install plugin and got message that it must be verified before use and click this link to get started. It tries to open the location inside Settings and I get a 404 code. I suspect it has to do with the WP version mismatch.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lavenderstreak12.0y ago
After discovering that SmugMug embed is done using Flash (which means that no one going to my site on an iPhone or iPad could see any of my slideshows), I started searching for another option and found this plugin. It works beautifully and simply, I LOVE it. What I love – I don’t have to go in and pull out the album id and key every time, they’re all there for me to choose. I love how it’s integrated with the add media function. I love the simple slideshow, and although it would be nice to have the captions displayed, it doesn’t really matter because when I click on an image (using Lightbox), it goes directly to the SmugMug gallery, exactly where I want it to go. This way if someone is inclined to purchase a print, they can easily do it from there without me sending them directly to a BUY page. Thank you for developing this plugin, you’ve saved my day.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matthew T Rader13.5y ago
I have been looking all over the Internet for months to figure out how to make my Smugmug galleries be a slider with out a lightbox on my self hosted WordPress site while making the images link to the shopping cart. This plugin does exactly that, I now have a lot of galleries featured on my website where the photos are hosted at Smugmug and people can buy the photos just by clicking on them. Thank you so much Michael for making this! Here is my site if you anyone wants to see how I used it. I did get into the plugin’s CSS and customize to my preferences a bit: http://art.matthewtrader.com
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ebiz9813.6y ago
I love this plugin! — Thanks to you (and your client) for sharing it with the WordPress community. I can’t believe you have only gotten a couple of ratings! — Should be many more… Again MANY thanks!
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
- 2026-08-13 60+ → 50+ down after 182 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 60+ → 50+ down after 230 days in tier
- 2025-06-17 70+ → 60+ down after 6 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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- S Social Photo Fetcher 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
- I Img Title Removal 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Comment Image 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Photection – Easy image protection for WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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