WP-Cycle Plus Captions
by Snub_Fighter · Uncategorized
The WP-Cycle Plus Captions plugin allows you to upload images from your computer, which will then be used to generate a jQuery Cycle Plugin slideshow.
46 health vs 55 average across 15,727 Uncategorized 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 4909 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
24
now · peak 86
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
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 “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-21 90+ → 80+ down after 39 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 100+ → 90+ down after 65 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 90+ → 100+ up after 96 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 100+ → 90+ down after 1097 days in tier
- 2022-12-02 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2022-11-28 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-11-26 200+ → 100+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- W WP-Cycle 3K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
- G GPP Slideshow 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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