WordPress plugin comparison

Serious Slider vs Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

Serious Slider

by CryoutCreations

20K+ installs3.4

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

by spicethemes

7K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 7K+ for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.
On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider about 30.
Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.4 from 8 reviews.
Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Nov 21, 2025 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.
Serious Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.
Serious Slider has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.

Serious Slider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Serious Slider	Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider
Popular rank	#1,377	#2,584
Active installs	20K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.3K	492
Rating	3.4(8)	4.3(3)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.79	×0.43
Last release	1 month ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.2

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