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WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Fields vs Smartslider

At a glance

  • Smartslider has more active installs: 600+, against 300+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
  • On a typical day, Smartslider is downloaded about 10 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 6.
  • Smartslider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.0 from 6 reviews.
  • Advanced Custom Fields was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2022, against Aug 14, 2008 for Smartslider.
  • Advanced Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.8.19, against 2.6 for Smartslider.
  • Smartslider has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Advanced Custom Fields.

Line by line

Smartslider leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricAdvanced Custom FieldsSmartslider
Popular rank#10,025#8,379
Active installs300+600+
Downloads, last 30 days130297
Rating4.0(6)5.0(2)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to5.8.192.6
Search multiplier×0.01×0.00
Last release4 years ago18 years ago
Requires PHP––

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