Simple WP Slider vs Makeiteasy Slider

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

Simple WP Slider

by sungraizfaryad

Health B76

Makeiteasy Slider

by Lovro Hrust

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

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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	Makeiteasy Slider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+200% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	78/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	3 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	87/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	228	391 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4%	6.2% ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Simple WP SliderMakeiteasy Slider

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.