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Slideshow SE

by John West · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Aug 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Slideshow SE
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Slideshow SE still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Aug 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Slideshow SE, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer f1rehead since Aug 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Slideshow SE removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Slideshow SE safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.18). Not on the exploited list. 19 Jun 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Slideshow SE update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.7.2. No one-star spike after it. 23 Aug 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
plugin-master20 Aug 2020 to 20 Aug 2020, 1 commits
f1rehead21 Aug 2020 to 23 Aug 2026, 102 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Slideshow SE
Q1 20245
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20263
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

4 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 2.5.18).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
19 Jun 2024Slideshow SE <= 2.5.17 - Authenticated (Author+) Limited Local File Inclusion8.8<= 2.5.172.5.184
18 Jun 2024Slideshow SE <= 2.5.20 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.5.202.6.0666
28 Oct 2022Slideshow SE <= 2.5.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.5.52.5.698
28 Oct 2022Slideshow SE <= 2.5.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.5.52.5.698

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

Support

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

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Slideshow SE
4 May 202656
11 May 202690
18 May 20261,337
25 May 2026219
1 Jun 2026138
8 Jun 2026529
15 Jun 202688
22 Jun 202684
29 Jun 202691
6 Jul 2026113
13 Jul 202677
20 Jul 202697
27 Jul 202691
3 Aug 202692
10 Aug 202699
17 Aug 2026117
24 Aug 20261,251
31 Aug 2026337
7 Sep 2026168
14 Sep 2026201
21 Sep 2026135
28 Sep 2026179
5 Oct 2026120
12 Oct 2026115
19 Oct 2026200
26 Oct 2026166
2 Nov 202641

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.7.2
AuthorJohn West
Added21 Aug 2020
Last updated23 Aug 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
TagsFree, image, gallery, carousel, slideshow

Questions

Is Slideshow SE still maintained?

Yes. Last release 23 Aug 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Slideshow SE, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer f1rehead since Aug 2020.

Was Slideshow SE removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Slideshow SE safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5.18). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Slideshow SE update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.7.2. 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