Vertical Tab Slider
by WPTreasure · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A very attractive and cool looking tabbing slider which gives a user to rotate their images and description in slides with great effect.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈55 estimated
Momentum
-23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content slider”, “image slider” 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.
44 health vs 62 average across 3,288 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 9.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4458 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4458 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| text slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vertical tab slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content slider”, “image slider” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 166 · 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.
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
12.2y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 19 Aug 2014
2
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 8 months 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 17 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alomenzo11.5y ago
installed and wanted to setup and spyware windows/ads come up. Don’t waste your time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ishan Koul12.1y ago
The plugin is excellent but i would like to know that how can we add more tabs?? Currently, it shows that we have only 5 tabs. Can we add more than 5 tabs? If yes, then how? Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Benjamin Weil12.2y ago
I used the plugin and customized its appearance, it works quite well and the developpers were helpful and quick to answer when I posted a question on their site. The only shorcoming is the lack of possibility to allow contributors and authors within WordPress to feed the slider. One has to be the administrator to do that. Maybe there is a solution ? Thank you guys anyway !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crash671112.5y ago
Everything works perfectly, enough options (border size & color, image size, etc), nice and easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick635268312.7y ago
This slider is one of the best that I have seen, and I have tested many… I just wish it was responsive, then it would be a six star plugin out of 5!!! I have to make some decisions weather I can use it or not since all my themes are responsive. I am heavily leaning towards using it, and adding a simple media query in my styles file, to only display it for computers, and hide it from tablets and phones. I can see though why it is not responsive – the vertical tabs. I would recommend making this responsive in the near future, and for smaller screens, hide the tabs with simple media queries. Nevertheless, good job, I’m impressed, and I was waiting for something like this for a long time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JohnnyDu12.7y ago
if it was responsive then it was a 5 star from me. But good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WPTreasure12.7y ago
Hi, Really Awesome plugin. Thanks, WPTreasure
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("A question that will be asked by users").
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 925 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("content slider", "image slider", "text slider", "vertical tab slider" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-11 60+ → 50+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 50+ → 60+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 60+ → 50+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-12 50+ → 60+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 60+ → 50+ down after 197 days in tier
- 2025-05-02 70+ → 60+ down after 35 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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Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Easy Slider 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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