Block Slider vs Serious Slider

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

Health D44

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

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

Metric	Block Slider	Serious Slider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	13/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	60/100	67/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.4★	3.7★ ✓
Reviews	26 ✓	8
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	50/100	77/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.7y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	629	13K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.4%	3.5% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Block SliderSerious Slider

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.