Vertical Image Slider – Responsive Thumbnail Slider with Lightbox
by Nks · Media
Also makes 18 other plugins · 21.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
A responsive vertical image slider for WordPress with a modern, dependency-free engine, a built-in lightbox, and a native Gutenberg block — or the cla …
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “lightbox” and “responsive slider” for “banner slider” and “dependency”. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “banner slider” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “responsive slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dependency” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 72.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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 2 releases 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 59 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vertical image slider your tag | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| vertical thumbnail slider your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| vertical slider | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| thumbnail slider your tag | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| vertical | #6 | #14 | down 1 |
| vertical tab slider | #3 | #12 | down 1 |
| slider responsive | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| responsive banner slider | #8 | #15 | up 1 |
| ad slider | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| image slider | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress circle slider lightbox | #6 | #15 | 0 |
| jquery responsive image slider | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| jquery image slider | #7 | #14 | down 1 |
| dependency | #20 | #19 | 0 |
| jquery slider | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| image slider for wordpress | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| responsive jquery slider | #10 | #17 | down 1 |
| responsive vertical menu | #11 | #19 | 0 |
| vertical post | #11 | #16 | up 1 |
| wp responsive jquery slider | #11 | #18 | down 1 |
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
124 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 93 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “lightbox” and “responsive slider” for “banner slider” and “dependency”. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “banner slider” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “responsive slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dependency” sits at #20 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 968 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.3.19 · 4 Sep 2026
21
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years ago; the previous band took 3.7 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Oct 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.19). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 wordpress vertical image slider plugin <= 1.2.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-05-09 CVE-2023-24413 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.16 Patched in 1.2.17
- Patched Medium · 6.1 wordpress vertical image slider plugin <= 1.2.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-04-25 CVE-2023-2289 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.16 Patched in 1.2.17
- 2015-09-19 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.2 Patched in 1.2
- 2015-08-02 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects < 1.2 Patched in 1.2
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.
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
6 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 "A responsive vertical image slider for WordPress with a modern, dependency-free engine, a built-in lightbox..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi, Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,912 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "responsive slider" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-10-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1364 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 3K+ → 2K+ 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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Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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