Carousel vs Carousel Slider

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

Health B74

Health A86

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

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

Release activity

CarouselCarousel 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.