WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Serious Slider
At a glance
- Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 300+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
- On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 6.
- Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 3.4 from 8 reviews.
- Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Oct 21, 2022 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Serious Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Advanced Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Serious Slider.
Line by line
Serious Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  Serious Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,025 | #1,377 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 130 | 4.3K |
| Rating | 4.0(6) | 3.4(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.8.19 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.79 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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