WordPress plugin comparison
Animate Slider vs Shortcoder
At a glance
- Shortcoder has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Animate Slider.
- On a typical day, Shortcoder is downloaded about 479 times, Animate Slider about 7.
- Animate Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 227 reviews.
- Shortcoder was updated more recently: Sep 14, 2026, against Aug 16, 2014 for Animate Slider.
- Shortcoder is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Animate Slider.
- Shortcoder has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Animate Slider.
Line by line
Shortcoder leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Animate Slider |  Shortcoder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #19,793 | #431 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 160 | 14.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.9(227) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.9.40 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.3 |
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