GutSlider vs Slider and Carousel Block

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

GutSlider

by Binsaifullah

Health A87

Slider and Carousel Block

by lubus

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

GutSlider Slider and Carousel Block

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	GutSlider	Slider and Carousel Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	700–800
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20%	+600% ✓
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.37★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	12 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	86/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	27d ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	5.2K ✓	549
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

GutSlider Slider and Carousel Block

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.