WordPress plugin comparison

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes vs Smart Slider 3

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes

by Syed Balkhi

300K+ installs4.3

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against 300K+ for Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes about 5,387.
Smart Slider 3 is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,125 reviews, against 4.3 from 4,342 reviews.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Smart Slider 3.
Smart Slider 3 resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 79% for Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has been around longer: since 2007, against 2015 for Smart Slider 3.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes	Smart Slider 3
Popular rank	#159	#79
Active installs	300K+	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	461.1K	395.7K
Rating	4.3(4.3K)	4.9(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	79%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.18	×2.50
Last release	today	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.