BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites vs Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & 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
Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,161, ahead of BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites at #1,973. Over the last 7 days Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News climbed 4 places and BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites slipped 1 place. Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10K+ for BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites. Ratings: BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites 4.8★ from 33 and Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 4.7★ from 209 reviews.
| Metric | BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites | Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,973 ▼ 1 | #1,161 ▲ 4 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 2,536 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (33) | 4.7★ (209) |
| Last updated | Aug 27, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.2.6 | 4.0.8 |
| Best rank on record | #1,925 | #1,161 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2020 | Sep 2016 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 2 |
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, BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites or Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News?
By active installs, Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News: 20K+ sites run it against 10K+ for BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites or Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News?
Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News, at #1,161 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites at #1,973. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites or Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & 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.