WordPress plugin comparison

Banner Display Thumbnail vs Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

Banner Display Thumbnail

by smit jon

10+ installs

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

by spicethemes

7K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider has more active installs: 7K+, against 10+ for Banner Display Thumbnail.
On a typical day, Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider is downloaded about 30 times, Banner Display Thumbnail about 1.
Banner Display Thumbnail has no reviews yet.
Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider was updated more recently: Nov 21, 2025, against Feb 3, 2016 for Banner Display Thumbnail.
Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.4.34 for Banner Display Thumbnail.
Banner Display Thumbnail has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Banner Display Thumbnail	Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider
Popular rank	#46,783	#2,584
Active installs	10+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	492
Rating	No ratings	4.3(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.4.34	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.43
Last release	10 years ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2

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