WOW Slider
by WOWSlider.com · Media
WOW Slider is a Wordpress slider with stunning visual effects and tons of professionally made templates.
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Health
F 37/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+60%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “banner”, “gallery” and “image” 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.
37 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 650.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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 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.
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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.0.38; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 96 reviews, smoothed to 3.38★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| banner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “banner”, “gallery” and “image” 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 428 · 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
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
8.9y ago
latest release · v8.6 · 28 Nov 2017
3
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.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Oct 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AndreMusielak3.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ nikhildev10.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ xgeekgirlx10.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ polaskx10.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ me22dec10.7y 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 Design10.8y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ masud4910.8y ago
very bad plugin i’ve ever seen for wordpress…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aisles11.0y 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 ↗
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
5 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 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 20 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Zoom.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,844 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "images" does not.
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 after 123 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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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
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 -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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