Testimonial Slider vs Custom Post Slider

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

Testimonial Slider

by David Anderson / Team Updraft

Health A85

Custom Post Slider

by tuyennv

Health D45

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	Testimonial Slider	Custom Post Slider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.15★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	69 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	16d ago ✓	10.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	395 ✓	214
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

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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.