Very Simple WP SlideShow
by jschaves · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · — installs across the portfolio →
Very Simple WP SlideShow
41 health vs 55 average across 20,718 Uncategorized plugins
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.19.
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 2083 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 2024-09-17 · 729 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
57
now · peak 57
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Slider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/very-simple-wp-slideshow" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Very Simple WP SlideShow — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Very Simple WP SlideShow: — active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/very-simple-wp-slideshow