WordPress plugin comparison
Content Gallery Slider vs Smart Slider 3
At a glance
- Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against 10+ for Content Gallery Slider.
- On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Content Gallery Slider about 2.
- Content Gallery Slider has no reviews yet.
- Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Mar 8, 2016 for Content Gallery Slider.
- Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Content Gallery Slider.
- Smart Slider 3 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Content Gallery Slider.
Line by line
Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Content Gallery Slider |  Smart Slider 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #43,590 | #79 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 800K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 392.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(1.1K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.50 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 13 days 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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