WordPress plugin comparison

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) vs Timeline Block

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline)

by Narinder Singh

20K+ installs4.7

Timeline Block

by bPlugins

3K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) has more active installs: 20K+, against 3K+ for Timeline Block.
On a typical day, Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) is downloaded about 301 times, Timeline Block about 99.
Timeline Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.7 from 333 reviews.
Timeline Block was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Nov 3, 2026 for Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline).
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Timeline Block.

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline)	Timeline Block
Popular rank	#1,176	#3,691
Active installs	20K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29.3K	3.3K
Rating	4.7(333)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.08	×0.87
Last release	7 days ago	2 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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