Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News vs News Manager
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 News Manager at #8,198. Over the last 7 days Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News slipped 2 places and News Manager climbed 21 places. Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News has the largest install base, roughly 50× the next: 30K+ active installs against 600+ for News Manager. Downloads this week: Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 11,998 and News Manager 35. Ratings: Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 4.7★ from 79 and News Manager 3.9★ from 9 reviews.
| Metric | Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News | News Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,058 ▼ 2 | #8,198 ▲ 21 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 11,998 | 35 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (79) | 3.9★ (9) |
| Last updated | Oct 11, 2026 | Jun 16, 2016 |
| Current version | 4.0.14 | 1.1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,044 | #8,169 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2018 | Oct 2013 |
| 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 News Manager?
By active installs, Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News: 30K+ sites run it against 600+ for News Manager, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News or News Manager?
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 News Manager at #8,198. 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 News Manager 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.