WordPress plugin comparison
Flexible Slider vs jQuery Updater
At a glance
- jQuery Updater has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Flexible Slider.
- On a typical day, jQuery Updater is downloaded about 113 times, Flexible Slider about 1.
- jQuery Updater is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 64 reviews, against 4.4 from 5 reviews.
- jQuery Updater was updated more recently: Jul 27, 2026, against Dec 24, 2012 for Flexible Slider.
- jQuery Updater is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Flexible Slider.
- jQuery Updater has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Flexible Slider.
Line by line
jQuery Updater leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Flexible Slider |  jQuery Updater |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #31,515 | #1,337 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 18 | 2.1K |
| Rating | 4.4(5) | 4.5(64) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.90 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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