WordPress plugin comparison

Bootstrap Carousel 2x Post Widget vs Serious Slider

Bootstrap Carousel 2x Post Widget

by Mahabub Hasan

10+ installs3.0

Serious Slider

by CryoutCreations

20K+ installs3.4

At a glance

Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Bootstrap Carousel 2x Post Widget.
On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, Bootstrap Carousel 2x Post Widget about 1.
Serious Slider is rated higher: 3.4 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Jul 7, 2015 for Bootstrap Carousel 2x Post Widget.
Serious Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Bootstrap Carousel 2x Post Widget.
Bootstrap Carousel 2x Post Widget has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Serious Slider.

Serious Slider leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Bootstrap Carousel 2x Post Widget	Serious Slider
Popular rank	#48,440	#1,377
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	25	4.2K
Rating	3.0(2)	3.4(8)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.79
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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