WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Slider with Button Link vs Smart Slider 3

Simple Slider with Button Link

by Rakibul Rajib

Fewer than 10 installs

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Slider with Button Link.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Simple Slider with Button Link about 1.
Simple Slider with Button Link has no reviews yet.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Nov 27, 2024 for Simple Slider with Button Link.
Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Simple Slider with Button Link.
Smart Slider 3 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2024 for Simple Slider with Button Link.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Slider with Button Link	Smart Slider 3
Popular rank	#55,565	#79
Active installs	Fewer than 10	800K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	395.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×2.50
Last release	1 year ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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