KickAss Slider vs Hot Blocks

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

KickAss Slider

by jashwant

Health D46

Hot Blocks

by Hot Themes

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

KickAss Slider Hot Blocks

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	KickAss Slider	Hot Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	500–600 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 46	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	14 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	47/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	13.2y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27	178 ✓
Category	Media	Blocks

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

Release activity

KickAss Slider Hot 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.