Marquee Carousel vs bSlider

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

Health D52

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

bSlider moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Marquee Carousel	bSlider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	—	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	29/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	3.9★ ✓
Reviews	0	11 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	62/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	111	9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.5% ✓	1.9%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Marquee CarouselbSlider

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.