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WordPress plugin comparison

Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget vs Smart Recent Post

At a glance

  • Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for Smart Recent Post.
  • On a typical day, Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget is downloaded about 149 times, Smart Recent Post about 2.
  • Smart Recent Post is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 31 reviews.
  • Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2026, against Nov 5, 2019 for Smart Recent Post.
  • Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Smart Recent Post.
  • Smart Recent Post has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget.

Line by line

Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricPost Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling WidgetSmart Recent Post
Popular rank#1,780#21,560
Active installs10K+40+
Downloads, last 30 days6.3K37
Rating4.7(31)5.0(2)
Support threads resolved50%–
Tested up to7.1.45.2.30
Search multiplier×0.99×0.00
Last release1 month ago7 years ago
Requires PHP5.4–

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