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Slider Templates

by Codeless · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid3 Criticals1 Warning

Avoid: vulnerability published 29 Dec 2025 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for Slider Templates
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security30
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Slider Templates still maintained?
No. Last release 14 Jan 2023, over 3 years ago. 14 Jan 2023 · wordpress.org
Who owns Slider Templates, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Slider Templates removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Slider Templates safe?
No. 2 known vulnerabilities have no fix in the current version. 29 Dec 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Slider Templates update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.3. No one-star spike after it. 14 Jan 2023 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 29 Dec 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.12 Jan 2026Evidence
  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 24 Oct 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.7 Nov 2025Evidence
  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 46 months (last release 14 Jan 2023). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.14 Jan 2024Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25, 17 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master24 Apr 2020 to 24 Apr 2020, 1 commits
codelessthemes24 Apr 2020 to 14 Jan 2023, 6 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
4 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
5.4 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Slider Templates
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Jan 2023. Tested up to 5.4, 17 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 1.0.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star3

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months, 2 with no fix in the current version.

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Dec 2025Slider Templates <= 1.0.3 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 1.0.3No fixn/a
24 Oct 2025Slider Templates <= 1.0.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery6.4<= 1.0.3No fixn/a

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Slider Templates
4 May 20267
11 May 202626
18 May 202620
25 May 202634
1 Jun 202622
8 Jun 202642
15 Jun 202616
22 Jun 202619
29 Jun 202616
6 Jul 202625
13 Jul 202617
20 Jul 202628
27 Jul 202628
3 Aug 202642
10 Aug 202630
17 Aug 202637
24 Aug 202634
31 Aug 202629
7 Sep 202638
14 Sep 202647
21 Sep 202651
28 Sep 202648
5 Oct 202636
12 Oct 202652
19 Oct 202675
26 Oct 202681
2 Nov 202618

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 66% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.0.3
AuthorCodeless
Added24 Apr 2020
Last updated14 Jan 2023
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to5.4.25
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsslider, templates, responsive

Other plugins by this author: Codeless Hotspot Block, Shop The Posts, Portfolio Widgets for Elementor, Simple Toolkit, Embed Spanish Wordle, Codeless Cloud Starter Sites

Questions

Is Slider Templates still maintained?

No. Last release 14 Jan 2023, over 3 years ago.

Who owns Slider Templates, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Slider Templates removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Slider Templates safe?

No. 2 known vulnerabilities have no fix in the current version.

Is the latest Slider Templates update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0.3. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue