Slideshow SE is the #68 ranked gallery app on WordPress, with a 4.9 average rating from 8 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Slideshow SE is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by John West. With a rating of 4.9★ from 8 reviews, it currently ranks #68 in the Gallery category.
AppRanks data: Slideshow SE ranks #68 in Gallery on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 12% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Slideshow SE is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Gallery category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 8 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by John West — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (8) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Slideshow SE works
Slideshow SE provides an easy way to add a slideshow to any WordPress installation.
Any image can be loaded into the slideshow by picking it from the WordPress media page, even images you’ve already uploaded can be inserted into your slideshow right away!
Fancy doing something crazy? You can create and use as many slideshows as you’d like, with different images, settings, and styles for each one of them.
Features
Gutenberg block
Create as many slideshows with as many slides as you like
Image slides
Text slides
YouTube Video slides
Responsive
Place it anywhere on your website
Run multiple slideshows on the same page
Change animations and handling
Customizable stylesheets
COMPLETELY FREE AND OPEN SOURCE
Need the (uncompressed) source code? The forked code is available on GitHub.
The original project’s source code is also in a GitHub repository.
Links
Original Project GitHub
Forked Project GitHub
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Gallery#68of 595Top 12%
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Where Slideshow SE stands in the Gallery category
Slideshow SE ranks #68 of 595 apps in the Gallery category, placing it in the top 12% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Slideshow SE?
Slideshow SE is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 8 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Gallery category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by John West.
Who uses Slideshow SE?
Currently around 2,000 active stores have installed Slideshow SE. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Gallery category on WordPress.
Where does Slideshow SE rank on WordPress?
Slideshow SE currently sits at position #68 in the Gallery category on WordPress. That places it in the top 11% of 595 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.