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Serious Slider

by CryoutCreations · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 5 Oct 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Serious Slider
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Serious Slider still maintained?
Yes. Last release 5 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 5 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Serious Slider, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Cryout Creations since May 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Serious Slider removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Serious Slider safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.1). Not on the exploited list. 15 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Serious Slider update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.2. No one-star spike after it. 5 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Cryout Creations11 May 2016 to 5 Oct 2026, 53 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
30 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Serious Slider
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20262
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 5 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.4.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star1
3 star1
2 star2
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.4.1).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Aug 2026Serious Slider <= 1.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'theme' Shortcode Attribute6.4<= 1.4.01.4.1Patched before disclosure
30 Jan 2026Serious Slider <= 1.2.7 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.2.71.3.042
29 Nov 2024Serious Slider <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 1.2.61.2.7Patched before disclosure
17 Jun 2024Serious Slider <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.2.41.2.5Patched before disclosure
25 Apr 2024Serious Slider <= 1.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.2.41.2.546

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.3.2 (sanitize); 1.4.1 (vulnerability, XSS).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Serious Slider
4 May 2026247
11 May 2026678
18 May 2026838
25 May 2026751
1 Jun 2026505
8 Jun 20268,708
15 Jun 20261,262
22 Jun 2026857
29 Jun 2026791
6 Jul 20269,162
13 Jul 20261,178
20 Jul 2026925
27 Jul 2026785
3 Aug 2026749
10 Aug 20269,093
17 Aug 20261,479
24 Aug 20261,066
31 Aug 2026781
7 Sep 2026620
14 Sep 2026692
21 Sep 2026640
28 Sep 2026632
5 Oct 20269,227
12 Oct 20261,117
19 Oct 20261,492
26 Oct 2026966
2 Nov 2026127

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 55% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.4.2
AuthorCryoutCreations
Added11 May 2016
Last updated5 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryDesign & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors
Tagsslider, slideshow, image slider, wordpress slider, responsive slider

Other plugins by this author: Cryout Serious Theme Settings, Cryout Theme Switch

Questions

Is Serious Slider still maintained?

Yes. Last release 5 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Serious Slider, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Cryout Creations since May 2016.

Was Serious Slider removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Serious Slider safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Serious Slider update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.2. No one-star spike after it.

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