WordPress plugin comparison

Serious Slider vs Simple Content Slider / Slideshow

Serious Slider

by CryoutCreations

20K+ installs3.4

Simple Content Slider / Slideshow

by Arthur Ronconi

80+ installs2.8

At a glance

Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 80+ for Simple Content Slider / Slideshow.
On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, Simple Content Slider / Slideshow about 2.
Serious Slider is rated higher: 3.4 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 2.8 from 4 reviews.
Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Jul 15, 2016 for Simple Content Slider / Slideshow.
Serious Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Simple Content Slider / Slideshow.
Simple Content Slider / Slideshow has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Serious Slider.

Serious Slider leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Serious Slider	Simple Content Slider / Slideshow
Popular rank	#1,377	#17,797
Active installs	20K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.3K	57
Rating	3.4(8)	2.8(4)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×0.79	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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