WOW Slider
by WOWSlider.com · Media
WOW Slider is a Wordpress slider with stunning visual effects and tons of professionally made templates.
37 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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 3196 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 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
286
now · peak 358
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
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
13.5y ago
latest release · v3.1
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 60% 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 “3K+”. 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 · 1,478 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
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AndreMusielak3.0y ago
Ne fonctionne plus en https avec PHP > 7.4 Plus de mise à jour depuis 8 ans This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by AndreMusielak.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nikhildev10.2y ago
Worst Plugin, very much less features and very hard to edit even with their software downloaded. Added button also show in one slide and doesn’t show up on other slide.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xgeekgirlx10.3y ago
I like that it is fast to show the pics, and swaps quickly, but I would like for people to be able to view the full-size image if they click on it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ polaskx10.5y ago
We use this plugin in our everyday projects. You can always find other wordpress plugins here on http://jqueryplugins.net/wordpress/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ me22dec10.5y ago
1 star rating is from those who cannot download a desktop version, save it as WordPress anf upload it as a plugin. Don’t know if it is working because I installed plugin first before I installed my published plugin from the desktop app, but it is working great. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Webprom Design10.7y ago
Strict Standards: Declaration of WOWSlider_List_Table::single_row() should be compatible with WP_List_Table::single_row($item) in xxx/wp-content/plugins/wowslider/list-table.php on line 239
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ masud4910.7y ago
very bad plugin i’ve ever seen for wordpress…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aisles10.8y ago
Really surprised at there being any 1-star reviews of this product! I’m giving four stars and not five because not all features come with the free version. But it works extremely well,it’s really great and very simple to use, and is value for money if you do chose to purchase it (which I have done).
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-06 4K+ → 3K+ down after 516 days in tier
- 2024-05-08 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-07 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-06 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-04 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-02 5K+ → 4K+ down after 286 days in tier
- 2023-07-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 173 days in tier
- 2023-01-29 7K+ → 6K+ 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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Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
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Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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