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Bx Image slider vs bxSlider for WordPress

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

Bx Image slider and bxSlider for WordPress are close on health (D · 44 vs D · 43). Bx Image slider has the stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Bx Image slider	bxSlider for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	100–200 ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	5/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	3.7★
Reviews	2 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	29/100	47/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.9y ago	3.6y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	28	97 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-50%	+3%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	0.9% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Bx Image sliderbxSlider for WordPress

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.