SlideCraft – Responsive Slider & Carousel
by Rajan Vijayan · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Fast, accessible sliders and carousels: hero banners, post and product carousels, galleries, testimonials and logo tickers.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈90 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “carousel” and “image slider” for “flexslider” and “coverflow”. “carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flexslider” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coverflow” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 21.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 15 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
1.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 13d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 13d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| flexslider | #4 | #24 | 0 |
| coverflow | #24 | #24 | down 3 |
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slideshow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 8 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
- Swap “carousel” and “image slider” for “flexslider” and “coverflow”. “carousel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flexslider” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “image slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coverflow” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 197 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
15d ago
latest release · v3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 90.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dzsamper11.7y ago
This plugin is useless because of the lack of documentation. You should post at least a demo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yaharga11.8y ago
Need more information on how it works and how to use it. Not enough instructions. What do I do? Literally just throw in the shortcode? What do I put in the “flexliser” post; an album or pictures after one another? I’ll have to dive into your code just to get how it works.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-07-14 CVE-2025-49955 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 3.0.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 31 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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 WooCommerce, YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,394 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("image slider", "responsive slider", "slideshow" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 90+ → 80+ down after 75 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 100+ → 90+ down after 970 days in tier
- 2023-12-11 200+ → 100+ down after 570 days in tier
- 2022-05-20 300+ → 200+ down after 572 days in tier
- 2020-10-25 1K+ → 300+ 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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Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Serious Slider 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags B -
Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
Image Slider 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B -
Media Slider for Photos Images Videos 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Responsive Slideshow – Photo Carousel 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags B
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