WordPress plugin comparison
Serious Slider vs X-Slider
At a glance
- Serious Slider has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for X-Slider.
- On a typical day, Serious Slider is downloaded about 111 times, X-Slider about 1.
- X-Slider has no reviews yet.
- Serious Slider was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Jan 7, 2016 for X-Slider.
- Serious Slider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for X-Slider.
- X-Slider has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Serious Slider.
Line by line
Serious Slider leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Serious Slider |  X-Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,377 | #42,330 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.3K | 34 |
| Rating | 3.4(8) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.79 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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