WordPress plugin comparison

Product Blocks for WooCommerce vs WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce

Product Blocks for WooCommerce

by Get Bowtied

4K+ installs4.0

WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce

by WPBean

700+ installs4.1

At a glance

Product Blocks for WooCommerce has more active installs: 4K+, against 700+ for WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Product Blocks for WooCommerce is downloaded about 36 times, WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce about 11.
WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
Product Blocks for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Sep 6, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce.
Product Blocks for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce.
WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Product Blocks for WooCommerce.

Product Blocks for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Product Blocks for WooCommerce	WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#3,605	#7,812
Active installs	4K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	811	306
Rating	4.0(4)	4.1(9)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.70	×0.54
Last release	2 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4.1	–

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