Slider and Carousel Block vs GutSlider

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

Slider and Carousel Block

by lubus

Health B83

GutSlider

by Binsaifullah

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Slider and Carousel Block GutSlider

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Slider and Carousel Block	GutSlider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	700–800	6K–7K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+600% ✓	+20%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.37★ ✓
Reviews	1	12 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	86/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	27d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	549	5.2K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Slider and Carousel Block GutSlider

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.