Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg vs Animations for Blocks

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

Health A90

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg moved up one install band, 40K+ to 50K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg	Animations for Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+25% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 89
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	89/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★ ✓	4.5★
Reviews	59 ✓	27
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	23d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	34.9K ✓	2.6K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.5%	8.4% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Carousel Slider Block for GutenbergAnimations for Blocks

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.