Splide Carousel Block vs bSlider

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

Health A88

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Splide Carousel Block moved up one install band, 3K+ to 4K+; bSlider moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Splide Carousel Block	bSlider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	5K–6K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	-17%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	B · 83
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	12 ✓	11
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.4K	9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	9.7% ✓	1.9%
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Splide Carousel BlockbSlider

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.