WordPress plugin comparison

Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider vs WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts

Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider

by subhansanjaya

2K+ installs4.1

WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts

by wpcodetips

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider has more active installs: 2K+, against fewer than 10 for WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts.
On a typical day, Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider is downloaded about 22 times, WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts about 2.
WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.1 from 76 reviews.
Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider was updated more recently: Aug 8, 2025, against Dec 27, 2019 for WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts.
Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.3.27 for WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts.
Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts.

Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider	WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts
Popular rank	#4,790	#62,963
Active installs	2K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	400	24
Rating	4.1(76)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×0.29	×0.00
Last release	1 year ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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