Slider Carousel vs Video Slider

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

Health D51

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

Video Slider moved down one install band, 4K+ to 3K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Slider Carousel	Video Slider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 51	D · 52 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	7/100	7/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	64	71 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	58/100	59/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.1y ago	3.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	496 ✓	427
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	1.4% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Slider CarouselVideo 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.