68
Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider
Smooth slides met with security scares and constant nagging.
HealthyDeclining
68/100
The plugin is easy to use but carries security risks and annoying rating prompts.
Active installs
~65,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 60k+
Rating
4.6★
502 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-65%
Declining fast
399 → 138 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 65% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -65% in the last year
399/day a year ago→138/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayMaster Slider is a generally well-regarded free slider plugin praised for ease of use and lightweight performance, but it draws notable criticism for poor SEO impact, a lack of support and updates, a known security vulnerability in at least one version, and persistent in-plugin rating prompts.
What people like
- +Easy to install and use×6
- +Lightweight and considered SEO-friendly by some users×2
- +Free version delivers on its promises with a good feature set×3
Common complaints
- −Known Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability (since 3.10.6)
- −Support is described as non-existent; developers not keeping up with updates
- −Slide speed settings reported as non-functional
- −Persistent, intrusive in-plugin rating/review prompts that reappear after being dismissed
- −No image srcset/responsive image optimization support
- −Negative SEO impact noted by at least one user
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.58★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 23%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 502 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-26★★★★★Greatmvert
- 2026-02-05★★★★★Great Slidermelven15
- 2026-01-26★★★★★Tres contentmarbec1-shot
- 2025-11-10★★★★★最高ですkumiways1-shot
- 2025-10-15★★★★★Is primahypoxantha
- 2025-09-01★★★★★Master-Sliderustaw1-shot
- 2025-08-30★★★★★Great App!Ernso Jean
- 2025-08-26★★★★★Easy to use with nice features for a free pluginrittermann
- 2025-07-03★★★★★Works great.ggdc525
- 2025-06-23★★★★★Good sliderBelkis Galainena
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Master Slider
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
139
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
139
Prior 7-day baseline
322
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
5,283
Mean release-day peak (30d)
357
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
0.0%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
10%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.07
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
84%
5★ share in analyzed sample
23%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-67%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.67 → 4.58★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered