WordPress plugin comparison
Carousel Slider vs essential
At a glance
- Carousel Slider has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for essential.
- On a typical day, Carousel Slider is downloaded about 175 times, essential about 3.
- essential is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 160 reviews.
- Carousel Slider was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Nov 21, 2014 for essential.
- Carousel Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for essential.
Line by line
Carousel Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Carousel Slider |  essential |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #961 | #45,389 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.9K | 42 |
| Rating | 4.3(160) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.0.38 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.93 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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