Carousel Slider 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 ranks #963 on the popular list; HORIZONTAL SLIDER is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Carousel Slider has the largest install base, roughly 600× the next: 30K+ active installs against 50+ for HORIZONTAL SLIDER. Downloads this week: Carousel Slider 982 and HORIZONTAL SLIDER 30. Ratings: Carousel Slider 4.3★ from 160 and HORIZONTAL SLIDER 3.7★ from 3 reviews.
| Metric | Carousel Slider | HORIZONTAL SLIDER |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #963 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 982 | 30 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (160) | 3.7★ (3) |
| Last updated | Aug 21, 2026 | May 8, 2014 |
| Current version | 2.2.18 | 2.4 |
| Best rank on record | #954 | #19,179 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2014 | Jul 2012 |
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 or HORIZONTAL SLIDER?
By active installs, Carousel Slider: 30K+ sites run it against 50+ for HORIZONTAL SLIDER, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Are Carousel Slider 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.