Blockly vs Carousel Block

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

Blockly

by ThemeIM

Health D43

Carousel Block

by bPlugins

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

BlocklyCarousel Block

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	Blockly	Carousel Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-29%	+17% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.1y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	173	1.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.9%	6.7% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

BlocklyCarousel 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.