WordPress plugin comparison
Background Slideshow vs Depicter
At a glance
- Depicter has more active installs: 70K+, against 20+ for Background Slideshow.
- On a typical day, Depicter is downloaded about 734 times, Background Slideshow about 1.
- Depicter is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 236 reviews, against 1.5 from 4 reviews.
- Depicter was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Dec 7, 2011 for Background Slideshow.
- Background Slideshow has been around longer: since 2011, against 2022 for Depicter.
Line by line
Depicter leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Background Slideshow |  Depicter |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,067 | #555 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 60.7K |
| Rating | 1.5(4) | 4.6(236) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 90% |
| Tested up to | – | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.21 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 15 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4.0 |
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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