WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce – Responsive Product Category Carousel & Enhanced UX
by WPBean · Media
Also makes 27 other plugins · 35.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display WooCommerce product categories in responsive sliders and grids to boost navigation, engagement, and product discovery.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
700+
≈760 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “product” and “product category” for “category carousel” and “ux”. “product” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “category carousel” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “product category” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “ux” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 40.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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 81 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| category slider your tag | #5 | #15 | up 1 |
| wpb | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| woocommerce category slider your tag | #8 | #22 | down 1 |
| category carousel | #11 | #20 | down 1 |
| product category slider your tag | #12 | #21 | down 1 |
| product category your tag | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| woocommerce category carousel | #11 | #19 | 0 |
| category navigation | #13 | #20 | up 1 |
| woocommerce product category slider | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| woocommerce category showcase | #16 | #22 | down 1 |
| product category showcase | #23 | #22 | up 1 |
| woocommerce category | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| product your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
36 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 24 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “product” and “product category” for “category carousel” and “ux”. “product” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “category carousel” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “product category” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “ux” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “product category”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “product category slider”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 998 · 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
4mo ago
latest release · v1.7.2 · 18 Jul 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 65% run the current release. 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kazam Creative9mo ago
Works exactly as stated and it’s great to be able to find a Woocommerce “category” carousel, as most are just “product” carousels. This topic was modified 5 months ago by Kazam Creative.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phucphamtsq3.4y ago
i use it for my website and it so good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marvinarets5.1y ago
Trash plugin. Customer service is even more trash!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marvinarets5.1y ago
The plugin makes my website very slow! And features don’t work as described, and not user friendly. Also the customer serivce is very terrible. I would advice to not buy this plugin. And no plugins at all from this seller, because of the terrible service.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User5.4y ago
Whatever parameter i put, doesn’t change anything.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tarmitage5.8y ago
Great out of the box functionality, easy to get things set up the way you want. They built a short code generator as well so you don’t need to tinker with that if you don’t have that skillset. I’ve had two questions for support and both times they responded very quickly and effectively. Would definitely recommend this product.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mayer19047.1y ago
This plugin works great, i love it. Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reige447.5y ago
Easy to set up. Has all the functions I need. Very goof support
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.7.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open High · 7.5 WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce <= 1.71 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion ↗2025-06-27 CVE-2025-53281 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 1.71 No patch available
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display WooCommerce product categories in responsive sliders and grids to boost navigation, engagement, and..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,937 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "WooCommerce category slider" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-05 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 700+ → 800+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-05-18 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 700+ → 800+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-05-04 800+ → 700+ down after 180 days in tier
- 2025-11-05 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 800+ → 900+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-10-30 900+ → 800+ down after 361 days in tier
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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Product Category Slider for Elementor 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WIP WooCarousel Lite 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Category Notices for WooCommerce — installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
WCBoost – Products Compare 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
Rearrange Products for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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