WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Slider 3 vs Category slider for WooCommerce

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

800K+ installs4.9

Category slider for WooCommerce

by M Rashid

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Smart Slider 3 has more active installs: 800K+, against 10+ for Category slider for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Smart Slider 3 is downloaded about 7,918 times, Category slider for WooCommerce about 1.
Category slider for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,125 reviews.
Smart Slider 3 was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against May 24, 2024 for Category slider for WooCommerce.
Smart Slider 3 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Category slider for WooCommerce.
Smart Slider 3 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Category slider for WooCommerce.

Smart Slider 3 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart Slider 3	Category slider for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#79	#45,879
Active installs	800K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	395.7K	23
Rating	4.9(1.1K)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×2.50	×0.02
Last release	12 days ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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