bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life vs WP Carousel
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
WP Carousel leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #618, ahead of bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life at #2,937. Over the last 7 days WP Carousel slipped 2 places and bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life climbed 4 places. WP Carousel has the largest install base, roughly 10× the next: 60K+ active installs against 6K+ for bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life. Downloads this week: WP Carousel 25,410 and bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 630. Ratings: bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 4★ from 11 and WP Carousel 4.7★ from 434 reviews.
| Metric | bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life | WP Carousel |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #2,937 ▲ 4 | #618 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 6K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 630 | 25,410 |
| Rating | 4★ (11) | 4.7★ (434) |
| Last updated | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.2.2 | 4.0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #2,923 | #612 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2022 | Jul 2014 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life or WP Carousel?
By active installs, WP Carousel: 60K+ sites run it against 6K+ for bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life or WP Carousel?
WP Carousel, at #618 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life at #2,937. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life or WP Carousel 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.