Splide Carousel Block
by David Jensen · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Carousel block using Splide to create flexible and accessible sliders
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.1K estimated
Momentum
-30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block”, “slider” and “full site editing” for “fse”, “rtl” and “accessible”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fse” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rtl” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “full site editing” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “accessible” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.7%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 41.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 65 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
24
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| splide your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| carousel block | #5 | #10 | down 3 |
| carousel your tag | #11 | #15 | down 2 |
| full site editing your tag | #14 | #16 | down 4 |
| fse | #11 | #13 | down 3 |
| wordpress carousel plugin | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| block carousel | #8 | #12 | down 4 |
| accessible | #20 | #19 | 0 |
| rtl | #15 | #19 | down 1 |
| wordpress carousel | #9 | #12 | down 2 |
| carousel wordpress | #10 | #12 | down 4 |
| fade | #22 | #18 | down 9 |
| slide in | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| carousel slider | #19 | #21 | down 6 |
| slider carousel | #24 | #20 | down 2 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slider your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
64 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 49 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “block”, “slider” and “full site editing” for “fse”, “rtl” and “accessible”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fse” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “slider” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rtl” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “full site editing” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “accessible” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “carousel”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “full site editing”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Oct 2022 · 1,478 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.8.0 · 27 Aug 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 36 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 4K.
At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 186 days.
Install history since 14 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ beatty674mo ago
I’m always having to work with carousels, and hate them. They’re always causing some kind of trouble. I finally forced a few clients to let me switch their themes to WordPress Gutenberg themes, which meant finding a suitable block version slider. After using the Splide Carousel plugin for maybe a year, and not thinking anything about it, until now when I swapped out some photos, well, I realized this is the best carousel plugin on the market. Ye old free wordpress repository. Worth its weight in gold. Thanks for making something that just works out of the box.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eric Michel1.2y ago
Flexible, well-implemented, performant, the barest of dependencies. If you care about not bogging down your page with massive libraries, this is the one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrislaai1.3y ago
Useful and lightweight, hope to support Thumbnail Carousel
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ choerzer1.4y ago
Does what it should and the block is good to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ankit Punia1.5y ago
This is fantastic, very low on resources. Can you please add blocks for previous and next buttons so that we can place them according to our needs? Again, thank you for this free treat.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cucom1.7y ago
I pretty much always use splide in my non-WordPress projects, so great to see it as a block. So far no problems with it, and all the important options are there. I just wish there was a query-loop block for this, ( I would pay for this ) Keep it up!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cherlynne1341.7y ago
I have tried multiple carousel plugins and end up finding out there’s a splide js plugin. Really useful for an experienced developer to customise their carousels and is enough for those that have no experience to use as well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yaser Shahi2.9y ago
This plugin is very useful. I hope developers continue to support this.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7.2 Security – Fix stored Cross-Site Scripting via the url block attribute on cloudcatch/splide-carousel-item slides (CVE-2026-9022) 1.7.2
- — Version 1.7.1 Enhancement – Compatibility with WordPress 6.9 Fix – responsive breakpoint changes causing unexpected or invalid content 1.7.1
- — Version 1.7.0 Enhancement – Update Add New Slide button to work with native Inserter to support cloudcatch/splide-carousel-item variations / defaults 1.7.0
- — Version 1.6.0 Enhancement – Bump block apiVersion to 3 Chore – Update dependencies and WordPress compatibility to 6.8 1.6.0
- — Version 1.5.0 Enhancement – Compatibility with WordPress 6.7 1.5.0
- — Version 1.4.7 Fix – Slides not visible in RTL direction mode 1.4.7
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.8.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Splide Carousel Block <= 1.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'url' Block Attribute ↗2026-05-26 CVE-2026-9022 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.1 Patched in 1.7.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Carousel block using Splide to create flexible and accessible sliders"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 805 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-25 3K+ → 4K+ up after 225 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 169 days in tier
- 2025-08-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 388 days in tier
- 2024-08-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2024-06-05 800+ → 900+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2024-04-30 700+ → 800+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2024-03-18 600+ → 700+ up after 35 days in tier
- 2024-02-12 500+ → 600+ up after 52 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★ · 3 shared tags B -
Slider Block by Sliderberg – Slider & Carousel Plugin for Block Editor 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Makeiteasy Slider 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Carousel Slider 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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