Before After Image Compare — Gutenberg & Elementor
by Zelvigo · Page Builders
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create stunning before and after image sliders in Gutenberg or Elementor. Free, responsive, and easy to use. Built by Zelvigo.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈290 estimated
Momentum
-34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “elementor”, “gutenberg block” and “image slider” for “compare”, “before and after image” and “after image”. “elementor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “compare” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “before and after image” sits at #16 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. “after image” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 72 average across 1,892 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 2.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,265 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 71 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 1 review, 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| before after image compare | #4 | #20 | 0 |
| image compare your tag | #5 | #23 | 0 |
| before after image | #8 | #22 | up 1 |
| before after your tag | #12 | #23 | down 2 |
| compare | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| before and after image | #16 | #23 | up 2 |
| before | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| after image | #21 | #24 | down 1 |
| before and after | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| after | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| add to compare | #16 | #22 | down 1 |
| after before | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| compare plugin | #18 | #24 | up 2 |
| before after image comparison | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| before after image comparison slider | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| before after image slider | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| before after image gutenberg block | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| elementor before after image comparison slider | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 9 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
- Swap “elementor”, “gutenberg block” and “image slider” for “compare”, “before and after image” and “after image”. “elementor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “compare” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “before and after image” sits at #16 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. “after image” sits at #21 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 “before after”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 408 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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.
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create stunning before and after image sliders in Gutenberg or Elementor. Free, responsive, and easy to use..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 807 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-30 100+ → 200+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-10-18 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-17 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-16 100+ → 200+ up after 294 days in tier
- 2023-12-27 90+ → 100+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2023-12-10 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-09 90+ → 100+ up after 13 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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Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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