Marquee Carousel – CSS only Carousel
by wpspices · Blocks
Also makes 2 other plugins · 250+ installs across the portfolio →
Create simple eye-catching, customizable carousels with lightweight block plugin.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+26%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “block”, “carousel” and “carousel block” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,582 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 683 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 683 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| carousel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| carousel block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| marquee your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| marquee block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block”, “carousel” and “carousel block” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 20 Aug 2024 · 805 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 984 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.9y ago
latest release · v0.1.2 · 20 Dec 2024
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Aug 2024
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create simple eye-catching, customizable carousels with lightweight block plugin."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 481 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("carousel block", "marquee", "marquee block" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-11 100+ → 200+ up after 130 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 80+ → 90+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-01-01 70+ → 80+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-12-05 50+ → 60+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2024-11-18 40+ → 50+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 30+ → 40+ up after 12 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Swiper 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Splide Carousel Block 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Slider Block by Sliderberg – Slider & Carousel Plugin for Block Editor 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Makeiteasy Slider 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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