WordPress plugin comparison
Background Slideshow vs Serious Slider
At a glance
- Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 20+ for Background Slideshow.
- On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, Background Slideshow about 1.
- Serious Slider is rated higher: 3.4 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 1.5 from 4 reviews.
- Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Dec 7, 2011 for Background Slideshow.
- Background Slideshow has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Serious Slider.
Line by line
Serious Slider leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Background Slideshow |  Serious Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,058 | #1,377 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 4.4K |
| Rating | 1.5(4) | 3.4(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | – | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.79 |
| Last release | 15 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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