Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News vs Classic Blog Grid
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 Classic Blog Grid at #3,635. Over the last 7 days Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News held its place and Classic Blog Grid slipped 5 places. Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News has the largest install base, roughly 10× the next: 30K+ active installs against 3K+ for Classic Blog Grid. Downloads this week: Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 12,175 and Classic Blog Grid 321. Ratings: Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 4.7★ from 79 and Classic Blog Grid 3★ from 2 reviews.
| Metric | Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News | Classic Blog Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,058 ▬ | #3,635 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 12,175 | 321 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (79) | 3★ (2) |
| Last updated | Oct 11, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.0.14 | 2.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,044 | #3,577 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2018 | Jan 2025 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
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, Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News or Classic Blog Grid?
By active installs, Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News: 30K+ sites run it against 3K+ for Classic Blog Grid, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News or Classic Blog Grid?
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 Classic Blog Grid at #3,635. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News or Classic Blog Grid 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.