WordPress plugin comparison
Serious Slider vs Responsive Slideshow
At a glance
- Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Responsive Slideshow.
- On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, Responsive Slideshow about 30.
- Responsive Slideshow is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.4 from 8 reviews.
- Both were last updated on Oct 5, 2026.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Responsive Slideshow has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Serious Slider.
Line by line
Serious Slider leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Serious Slider |  Responsive Slideshow |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,377 | #4,833 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.2K | 754 |
| Rating | 3.4(8) | 5.0(10) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.79 | ×0.70 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 |
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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