WordPress plugin comparison
Serious Slider vs WP Glideshow
At a glance
- Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 20+ for WP Glideshow.
- On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, WP Glideshow about 1.
- WP Glideshow has no reviews yet.
- Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Feb 1, 2012 for WP Glideshow.
- Serious Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for WP Glideshow.
- WP Glideshow has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for Serious Slider.
Line by line
Serious Slider leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Serious Slider |  WP Glideshow |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,377 | #26,036 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.4K | 36 |
| Rating | 3.4(8) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.2.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.79 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 14 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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