Carousel Slider vs Carousel

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

Health A86

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Carousel moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. 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	Carousel
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K ✓	700–800
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 74
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	47/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.24★ ✓	2.90★
Reviews	160 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	5.2K ✓	482
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.6% ✓	1.2%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Carousel SliderCarousel

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.