WP-Cycle

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

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1. ★★★★★ silverlight001

   9.8y ago

   Looks like this plugin has been left to gather dust – it does not appear to work with later versions of WP. Nathan has done many excellent plugins but I guess he’s had other projects…

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2. ★★★★★ venuscreats

   12.7y ago

   this plugin is great.but if we can add images from Add media section,that will be awesome.

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3. ★★★★★ Damjan

   13.1y ago

   easy and usefull

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4. ★★★★★ John

   13.3y ago

   Installed fresh on 3.5.1 and works fine.

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5. ★★★★★ Duncan Michael-MacGregor

   13.4y ago

   Have used this slider for years on many websites, however due to it’s basic nature we are now moving over to using NivoSlider instead. WP-cycle is Highly recommended if you want a easy quick to set up slider.

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6. ★★★★★ hays.kelly

   13.4y ago

   Works as designed. Would be nice to see better documentation, such as Make sure you set the image size, then upload the image. When the image is uploaded, it is resized to the size that you set.

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7. ★★★★★ CWSites

   13.4y ago

   I just downloaded the plugin, very easy to setup and get loading on the page. However the slider isn’t changing, it just stays displaying the static image. I went to the developer website and to the support form and got a 404.

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8. ★★★★★ Nimit Dholakia

   13.5y ago

   This works really nice.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.1 Initial Release 0.1
2. — Version 0.1.1 Added automatic defaults database insertion Added [wp_cycle] shortcode Buggy release, ended up reverting to 0.1 0.1.1
3. — Version 0.1.2 Unreleased version, used for testing 0.1.2
4. — Version 0.1.3 Added stable [wp_cycle] shortcode Added transition duration control to settings Added transition delay control to settings Added new options to the defaults array (for filtering) Changed some wording in the settings Upgr 0.1.3
5. — Version 0.1.4 Added empty alt tag to images to pass vaidation 0.1.4
6. — Version 0.1.5 Fixed the error that got produced when trying to loop through a non-array variable (duh!) 0.1.5

Automated 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

1. 2026-02-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-02-03 3K+ → 4K+ up after 4 days in tier
3. 2026-01-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 426 days in tier
4. 2024-11-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 260 days in tier
5. 2024-03-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 230 days in tier
6. 2023-07-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 228 days in tier
7. 2022-12-13 8K+ → 7K+ 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).

• G GPP Slideshow 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP-Cycle: 3K+ active installs, 3.6★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-cycle