Its last release was this month. Shipping normally.
This measures maintenance, not quality. A small, finished plugin that genuinely needed no changes in three years grades ABANDONED here and may still be the right choice. What the grade tells you is whether anyone is there if something breaks.
By Syed Balkhi, tested up to WordPress 7.1. Listing on wordpress.org.
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| Silent for | Installs | Plugin | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0mo | 800,000 | Smart Slider 3 Nextendweb · via slideshow | 4.9★ |
| 0mo | 500,000 | Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider MetaSlider · via video-slider | 4.6★ |
| 1mo | 400,000 | Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements Vova · via carousel | 4.9★ |
| 0mo | 300,000 | Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery Syed Balkhi · via slideshow | 4.3★ |
| 6mo | 100,000 | Simple Lightbox Archetyped · via slideshow | 4.3★ |
| 0mo | 80,000 | Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder averta · via slideshow | 4.6★ |
| 0mo | 70,000 | Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel ShapedPlugin LLC · via carousel | 4.7★ |
| 4mo | 60,000 | Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider averta · via video-slider | 4.6★ |
Selected mechanically, not editorially: shipped within 12 months, 1,000+ installs, and 3.5 stars or better where 10+ people rated it. Ranked by install count. Nobody paid to be on this list and there is nothing to pay for.
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