Content Gallery Slider vs Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor
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
Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor ranks #1,716 on the popular list; Content Gallery Slider is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Content Gallery Slider. Downloads this week: Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor 14,475 and Content Gallery Slider 14.
| Metric | Content Gallery Slider | Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,716 — |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 14 | 14,475 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4★ (65) |
| Last updated | Mar 8, 2016 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 7.3.4 |
| Best rank on record | #33,382 | #1,716 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2016 | May 2019 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Content Gallery Slider or Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor?
By active installs, Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Content Gallery Slider, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Are Content Gallery Slider or Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor 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.