Slider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress
by Syed Balkhi · Media
Also makes 95 other plugins · 21.6M+ installs across the portfolio →
The best WordPress slider plugin. Drag & Drop responsive slider builder that helps you create a beautiful image slideshows with just a few clicks.
90 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
33.8K
now · peak 40.6K
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
22
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.7.4.1
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,499 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
The recent download trend is too spiky to read. The range spans more than 10x because wp.org publishes install counts as broad bands, and conversion and price compound on top. Read the midpoint as an order of magnitude, not a valuation.
How we estimate this
Assumptions
- Free → paid conversion. 0.5%–2% of active installs pay for the pro tier. Typical for freemium WordPress plugins; the real rate varies a lot by product.
- Annual price per customer. $39–$99 a year, typical for Media plugins rather than this plugin's own pricing.
- Acquisition multiple. 2x–4x annual revenue, the going range for small WordPress-plugin businesses, the typical range for a steady plugin.
- Install base. 30K–40K active installs, from our install estimate (wp.org only publishes the floor).
Inputs
- Active installs
- 30K–40K
- Category
- Media
- Pro tier
- detected ("Lite" naming, the free tier of a paid product)
- Download trend
- volatile (a recent download spike, likely a release)
- Reviews
- 1,026
- Last updated
- 11 days ago
Revenue is installs × conversion × price; value is revenue × a typical acquisition multiple. Every factor is an assumption band, so the output is a wide range on purpose. If you're buying or selling, treat this as a starting point for due diligence.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.8.2 Added: Tested with WordPress 7.0. Added: Plan badges on the Addons page so you can see at a glance which addons are included with your license. Added: Friendly upgrade screen when clicking an addon that needs a higher pl 2.8.2
- — Version 2.8.1 Added: Map meta cap for better compatibility 2.8.1
- — Version 2.8.0 Fixed: Render same short code multiple times Added: webp and heic image support Updated: Header logo linked to landing page 2.8.0
- — Version 2.7.9 Fixed: Image metadata escaping 2.7.9
- — Version 2.7.8 Fixed: Gutenberg block not displaying on site editor 2.7.8
- — Version 2.7.7 Fixed: User permissions 2.7.7
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 4.3 Slider by Soliloquy <= 2.8.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure via REST API Endpoint ↗2026-05-21 CVE-2026-7636 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.8.1 Patched in 2.8.2
- Medium · 6.4 Slider by Soliloquy <= 2.7.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-08-07 CVE-2024-35775 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.7.6 Patched in 2.7.7
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 63 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 39 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-29 40K+ → 30K+ down after 458 days in tier
- 2024-03-28 50K+ → 40K+ down after 367 days in tier
- 2023-03-27 60K+ → 50K+ 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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Ovation Elements 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Slider 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Media Slider for Photos Images Videos 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Slideshow SE 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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