WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds vs Simple Slideshow Background

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds

by nK

30K+ installs4.8

Simple Slideshow Background

by barteled

10+ installs

At a glance

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Simple Slideshow Background.
On a typical day, Advanced WordPress Backgrounds is downloaded about 143 times, Simple Slideshow Background about 1.
Simple Slideshow Background has no reviews yet.
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jan 9, 2013 for Simple Slideshow Background.
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Simple Slideshow Background.
Simple Slideshow Background has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Advanced WordPress Backgrounds.

Advanced WordPress Backgrounds leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced WordPress Backgrounds	Simple Slideshow Background
Popular rank	#1,054	#39,860
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.7K	24
Rating	4.8(44)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×1.15	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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