wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gutenberg carousel”
wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →
For “gutenberg carousel”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.
wp.org search ranks on
Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.
We add
A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg shows at wp.org #10 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 4755 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) heavy footprint
wp.org #1 2 
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (742)
wp.org #2 3 
Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59)
wp.org #3 4 
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434)
wp.org #5 ↑4 1 too low 5 
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint
wp.org #4 ↑4 1 too high 6 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #6 ↑4 7 
Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (210) heavy footprint
wp.org #7 ↓2 8 
Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) heavy footprint
wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) heavy footprint
wp.org #9 ↓3 10 Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755)
wp.org #16 ↑3 6 too low 11 
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) heavy footprint
wp.org #12 ↑2 1 too low 12 
Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162)
wp.org #13 1 too low 13 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) not PHP-current
wp.org #15 2 too low 14 
Carousel Slider 30K+ · 4.3★ (160) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115)
wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 
Gutentor – Gutenberg Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor 30K+ · 4.6★ (90)
wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 
Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31)
wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 
Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates 2K+ · 4.8★ (41)
wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 
Splide Carousel Block 4K+ · 5.0★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓3 5 too high 20 
CCI Posts Carousel All In One 2K+ · 4.6★ (27)
wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 
Carousel Block – Showcase Images in Elegant Sliding Displays 7K+ · 5.0★ (6) not PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 600+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓6 12 too high 23 
Awesome Logo Carousel Block 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 
Image Carousel 1K+ · 2.6★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓2 Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.