WP-Cycle
by Nathan Rice · Uncategorized
This plugin creates an image slideshow in your theme, using the jQuery Cycle plugin. You can upload/delete images via the administration panel, and di …
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “3K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-07 · 1,384 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-03 3K+ → 4K+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-01-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 426 days in band
- 2024-11-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 260 days in band
- 2024-03-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 230 days in band
- 2023-07-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 228 days in band
- 2022-12-13 8K+ → 7K+ down
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