Video Slider vs Slider Carousel

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

Video Slider

by richteam

Health D53

Slider Carousel

by richteam

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

Video Slider Slider Carousel

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	Video Slider	Slider Carousel
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.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 53 ✓	D · 52
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	9/100	9/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100 ✓	87/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.59★ ✓	4.43★
Reviews	71 ✓	64
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100 ✓	63/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.9y ago	2.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	246	277 ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Video Slider Slider Carousel

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.