WordPress plugin comparison
Depicter vs Simple Text Slider
At a glance
- Depicter has more active installs: 70K+, against 20+ for Simple Text Slider.
- On a typical day, Depicter is downloaded about 714 times, Simple Text Slider about 1.
- Simple Text Slider is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 236 reviews.
- Depicter was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Oct 31, 2016 for Simple Text Slider.
- Depicter is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.6.30 for Simple Text Slider.
- Simple Text Slider has been around longer: since 2016, against 2022 for Depicter.
Line by line
Depicter leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Depicter |  Simple Text Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #555 | #26,502 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 61.1K | 38 |
| Rating | 4.6(236) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 90% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.6.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.21 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 16 days ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | – |
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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