WordPress plugin comparison
Awesome Slider Block vs Gutenberg Essential Blocks
Awesome Slider Block
by Raihanul Islam
Fewer than 10 installs
Gutenberg Essential Blocks
by WPDeveloper
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Awesome Slider Block.
- On a typical day, Gutenberg Essential Blocks is downloaded about 2,978 times, Awesome Slider Block about 1.
- Awesome Slider Block has no reviews yet.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against May 8, 2019 for Awesome Slider Block.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Awesome Slider Block.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Awesome Slider Block.
Line by line
Gutenberg Essential Blocks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Awesome Slider Block | Gutenberg Essential Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #70,783 | #285 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 322.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(216) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.1.28 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.67 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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