WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Post vs Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

Smart Post

by ShapedPlugin LLC

20K+ installs4.7

Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider

by spicethemes

7K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Smart Post has more active installs: 20K+, against 7K+ for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.
On a typical day, Smart Post is downloaded about 565 times, Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider about 30.
Smart Post is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 210 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
Smart Post was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Nov 21, 2025 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.
Smart Post is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.
Smart Post has been around longer: since 2016, against 2021 for Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider.

Smart Post leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart Post	Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider
Popular rank	#1,148	#2,583
Active installs	20K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29.3K	520
Rating	4.7(210)	4.3(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.08	×0.43
Last release	10 days ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2

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