Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements vs Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,058, ahead of Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements at #11,882. Over the last 7 days Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News slipped 2 places and Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements climbed 154 places. Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News has the largest install base, roughly 150× the next: 30K+ active installs against 200+ for Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements. Downloads this week: Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 8,708 and Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements 71. Ratings: Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements 5★ from 2 and Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 4.7★ from 79 reviews.
| Metric | Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements | Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #11,882 ▲ 154 | #1,058 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 71 | 8,708 |
| Rating | 5★ (2) | 4.7★ (79) |
| Last updated | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.1.0 | 4.0.14 |
| Best rank on record | #11,838 | #1,044 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2026 | Apr 2018 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements or Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News?
By active installs, Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News: 30K+ sites run it against 200+ for Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements or Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News?
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News, at #1,058 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements at #11,882. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements or Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.