WordPress plugin comparison
Serious Slider vs WOW Slider
At a glance
- Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 3K+ for WOW Slider.
- On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, WOW Slider about 15.
- Serious Slider is rated higher: 3.4 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 3.0 from 96 reviews.
- Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for WOW Slider.
- Serious Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for WOW Slider.
- WOW Slider has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Serious Slider.
Line by line
Serious Slider leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Serious Slider |  WOW Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,377 | #4,078 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.3K | 252 |
| Rating | 3.4(8) | 3.0(96) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.0.38 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.79 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 9 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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