WP Yelp Review Slider
by jgwhite33 · Media
Also makes 11 other plugins · 46.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create a Yelp review slider! Easily display your Yelp business reviews in your Posts, Pages, and Widget areas. Download multiple locations, store revi …
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+118%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “review slider” and “review” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 71.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 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 7 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.9★ over 24 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.4★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| yelp your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| review slider | #8 | #15 | 0 |
| yelp widget | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| yelp reviews | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| review | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| reviews slider | #15 | #20 | down 3 |
| add review | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| business review | #20 | #19 | down 1 |
| add new review | #23 | #22 | up 1 |
| wp review | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| testimonials your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
48 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 38 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “review slider” and “review” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
13d ago
latest release · v9.5 · 21 Oct 2026
80
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 15 months ago; the previous band took 2.3 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jlp11.1y ago
Love this plugin and it’s easy to install. It works great and haven’t had any issues. We like that we can display our reviews on our About page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bmarcus1.4y ago
A terrific plug-in. Simple to use for any level of technical expertise!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wwcgroup1.7y ago
It works great. Thanks for the plugin creators.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ymarcin2.2y ago
it is super:cheers:
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leticiaimora2.8y ago
Very easy to use and love it so far.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carrieontheweb3.9y ago
I use this for all my clients. It’s a great plugin!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markyeoj4.0y ago
Had a little problem at first but the developer quickly fixed it. And its working perfectly!! Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nettechy4.6y ago
It’s nice to have a plugin that works the first time installed and configured, this is one of them and it works great.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (9.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 WP Yelp Review Slider <= 9.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Yelp Review Text (imported via wpyelp_download_source) ↗2026-09-21 CVE-2026-93778 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 9.2 Patched in 9.3
- 2025-02-23 CVE-2025-26946 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 8.1 Patched in 8.2
- 2023-01-23 CVE-2023-0263 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 7.0 Patched in 7.1
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create a Yelp review slider! Easily display your Yelp business reviews in your Posts, Pages, and Widget are..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,396 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "testimonials" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 841 days in tier
- 2023-04-08 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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