Niso Carousel Slider vs Carousel

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

Health B81

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

Niso Carousel Slider moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+; 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	Niso Carousel Slider	Carousel
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-13% ✓
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	B · 74
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	95/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100 ✓	47/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★ ✓	2.9★
Reviews	4	10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	218	391 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	1.2% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Niso 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.