Widget Post Slider
by ShapedPlugin LLC · Media
Also makes 20 other plugins · 293.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Widget Post Slider to display posts image in a slider from category.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “category slider” for “widget post”. “category slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “widget post” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 65.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 171 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| widget post | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| post slider your tag | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| jquery slider | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| awesome slider | #23 | #20 | up 1 |
| category slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “category slider” for “widget post”. “category slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “widget post” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · peaks are release surges
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.3.8 · 13 May 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ saeed120m5.5y ago
هیچ چیزی نشان نمیدهد
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abdullah Hamidy6.1y ago
I was searching for a plugin to have slider functionality for the posts coming from widget, I found this plugin, used it and it’s pretty much easy and beautiful. Regards, Hamidy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BabakJafarov9.6y ago
Works really well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zihan_bd10.9y ago
Thanks for creating this attractive plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Radwan Hallak11.3y ago
nice plugin ,good job
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Md Khalil Uddin11.3y ago
This is a great wordpress widget post slider plugin 🙂 It looks really nicer. Thanks author for making it free. 😀
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Widget Post Slider <= 1.3.5. - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-04-22 CVE-2024-32801 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.5 Patched in 1.3.6
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 2 languages, 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.
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
1 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 "Widget Post Slider to display posts image in a slider from category."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 600 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("category slider", "post carousel", "posts-widget" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 60 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 4K+ → 2K+ down after 266 days in tier
- 2025-03-10 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-08 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-07 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-06 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 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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AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - P Post Carousel Slider for Elementor 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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Custom Post Carousels with Owl 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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