Carousel Slider Block vs HORIZONTAL SLIDER
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
Carousel Slider Block ranks #780 on the popular list; HORIZONTAL SLIDER is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Carousel Slider Block has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 50K+ active installs against 50+ for HORIZONTAL SLIDER. Downloads this week: Carousel Slider Block 6,018 and HORIZONTAL SLIDER 30. Ratings: Carousel Slider Block 4.8★ from 58 and HORIZONTAL SLIDER 3.7★ from 3 reviews.
| Metric | Carousel Slider Block | HORIZONTAL SLIDER |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #780 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 6,018 | 30 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (58) | 3.7★ (3) |
| Last updated | Oct 12, 2026 | May 8, 2014 |
| Current version | 2.1.6 | 2.4 |
| Best rank on record | #777 | #19,179 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2019 | Jul 2012 |
| 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, Carousel Slider Block or HORIZONTAL SLIDER?
By active installs, Carousel Slider Block: 50K+ sites run it against 50+ for HORIZONTAL SLIDER, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Are Carousel Slider Block or HORIZONTAL SLIDER 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.