SmugMug Responsive Slider
by Michael · Media
Also makes 3 other plugins · 240+ installs across the portfolio →
A responsive image slider to display your SmugMug photos
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈58 estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “smugmug”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
44 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 7.1.
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 3608 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 7.1
4.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3608 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smug mug your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| smugmug your tag | #14 | #10 | up 1 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pictures your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “smugmug”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “images”, “pictures” and “responsive 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 169 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
9.9y ago
latest release · v1.06 · 3 Dec 2016
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.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 1 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ J.A. Knight8.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ RocketSMS8.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ lavenderstreak12.1y 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 Rader13.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ ebiz9813.8y 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 ↗
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
3 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 "A responsive image slider to display your SmugMug photos"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 225 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("images", "pictures", "Smug Mug" missing).
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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FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - M Multi Image Metabox 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- 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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