ZZ Image Slider
by zudikas-zveris · Media
Also makes 1 other plugin · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
Responsive image slider compatible with smart devices and perfectly suitable for homepages, posts or simple pages.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
-33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “image”, “responsive” and “slider” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 5.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2329 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2329 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slideshow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnails your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “image”, “responsive” and “slider” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 162 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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.
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kevinxtcm8.com8.2y ago
I downloaded and was using the free version when my site crashed which caused a problem with the slider. An email to the developer and the problem was fixed almost immediately. I have now purchased the Pro version for some added functionality. Overall, it’s easy to use and is the only one I could find that had all the things I was looking for i.e. able to put different size and shape images into one slider. This one did the job beautifully. I was able to use it out of the box without any problems and although there are quite a few adjustments you can make, it is a really simply dashboard and I would recommend it to anyone.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rik039910.3y ago
Like all plugins, you need first to get into how it works, get the feel, the functionality. After spending an hour doing so (I like to dig deep) here is my take : If your reading this, your probably one of the hundreds; nay, thousands who have hunted high and low for a slider plugin that does exactly what it says on the tin right? Well, here it is – it’s simple, easy to use, unbloated and you can get your slider up and running within three minutes (if you have already set up your images for it!) And yes, you can also add your ow CSS and mess with the style sheet (as I did) 😉 Sure it also has a ‘Pro’ version, but a man has to eat right? Only criticism I have is ‘why oh why’ do devs make videos and not add a narration? If they can’t speak English get a one on Fiverr.Com (I recommend an VO Artist called’BookMyVoice’ Love to test and try the pro version out! Anyway, bottom line > Nice plugin, Written well, Unbloated, Fast!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Legin197611.2y ago
This is a very good slider that using jssor. The developer is helpful and quick to make requested changes and fix issues.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 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 ("suitable for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 613 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "thumbnails" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 50+ → 40+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 60+ → 50+ down after 78 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 70+ → 60+ down after 54 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 80+ → 70+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 80+ → 70+ down after 127 days in tier
- 2025-11-12 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-10 80+ → 90+ up after 21 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★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Serious Slider 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B - M Multiple Post Thumbnails 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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