WordPress plugin comparison

Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider vs Shortcodes Ultimate

Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider

by subhansanjaya

2K+ installs4.1

Shortcodes Ultimate

by Vova

400K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Shortcodes Ultimate has more active installs: 400K+, against 2K+ for Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider.
On a typical day, Shortcodes Ultimate is downloaded about 2,409 times, Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider about 22.
Shortcodes Ultimate is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 5,925 reviews, against 4.1 from 76 reviews.
Shortcodes Ultimate was updated more recently: Oct 17, 2026, against Aug 8, 2025 for Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider.
Shortcodes Ultimate is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider.
Shortcodes Ultimate has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider.

Shortcodes Ultimate leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider	Shortcodes Ultimate
Popular rank	#4,790	#148
Active installs	2K+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	400	207.9K
Rating	4.1(76)	4.9(5.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.29	×1.67
Last release	1 year ago	23 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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