TomS Image Slider
by TomS Caprice · Blocks
Also makes 6 other plugins · 900+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple Image Slider block.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+15%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “block”, “gallery block” and “image block” 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.
44 health vs 71 average across 2,531 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 13.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,584 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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 1327 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 7.1
3.5★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 1327 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image from url block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block”, “gallery block” and “image block” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 397 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
3.6y ago
latest release · v1.1.5 · 17 Mar 2023
5
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cvladan2.7y ago
The backend interface is completely outdated, with only a few options that can be adjusted. And on the frontend, it adds complete React, specifically to every page on your website. It’s better to avoid it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mvittel3.2y ago
First of all I would like to thank you for the great plugin “TomS Image Slider”.But I still have a wish, can you add something so that you can put a label in the image? Best selectable which corner and possibly color and size of the font selectable?
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 26 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,257 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("gallery block", "image block", "image from url block" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-22 400+ → 300+ down after 313 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 500+ → 400+ down after 151 days in tier
- 2025-02-12 400+ → 500+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2025-01-12 500+ → 400+ down after 236 days in tier
- 2024-05-21 400+ → 500+ up after 157 days in tier
- 2023-12-16 300+ → 400+ up after 74 days in tier
- 2023-10-03 200+ → 300+ up after 132 days in tier
- 2023-05-24 100+ → 200+ up
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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Blockskit 8K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
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Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Carousel Block – Showcase Images in Elegant Sliding Displays 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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