Simple WP Slider vs Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg

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

Simple WP Slider

by sungraizfaryad

Health B80

Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg

by Virgildia

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Simple WP Slider Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg

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	Simple WP Slider	Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	50K–60K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+200% ✓	+25%
Overall health	B · 80	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.67★ ✓
Reviews	0	58 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	175	9.8K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Simple WP Slider Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg

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.