bSlider vs Splide Carousel Block

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health B83

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

bSlider moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+; Splide Carousel Block moved up one install band, 3K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	bSlider	Splide Carousel Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K ✓	4K–5K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	+33% ✓
Overall health	B · 83	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	11	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	9K ✓	1.4K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	9.7% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

bSliderSplide Carousel Block

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.