HORIZONTAL SLIDER vs Multi Image Slider Widget

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

Health D44

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

HORIZONTAL SLIDER moved down one install band, 60+ to 50+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	HORIZONTAL SLIDER	Multi Image Slider Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	100–200 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	3.6★
Reviews	3	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	37/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	12.5y ago	11.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	85	87 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	1.1% ✓
Category	Media	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

HORIZONTAL SLIDERMulti Image Slider Widget

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.