WordPress plugin comparison

Affiliates Image Slider Widget vs Smart Slider 3

Affiliates Image Slider Widget

by Selim Ahmed

10+ installs5.0

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against 10+ for Affiliates Image Slider Widget.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Affiliates Image Slider Widget about 1.
Affiliates Image Slider Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 1,125 reviews.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Dec 9, 2017 for Affiliates Image Slider Widget.
Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Affiliates Image Slider Widget.
Smart Slider 3 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Affiliates Image Slider Widget.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Affiliates Image Slider Widget	Smart Slider 3
Popular rank	#30,204	#79
Active installs	10+	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	399.5K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×2.50
Last release	9 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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