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Serious Slider

v1.4.2

by CryoutCreations · updated 1 month ago

Serious Slider is a free highly efficient SEO friendly fully translatable accessibility ready image slider for WordPress. Seriously!

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Rank
#1,378
No change0 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 22,000
20K+ reported · Medium
Total downloads
572K
572,037 all-time
Rating
3.4/5
8 reviews
Support resolved
0%
0 of 1 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +41.5% (30d)·Toward 30K+ · ETA ~27d

Serious Slider at a glance

Serious Slider is a WordPress plugin by CryoutCreations with 20K+ active installs, the #1,378 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 119 times, 42% more than the month before. It’s rated 3.4 out of 5 from 8 reviews. Version 1.4.2 came out on Oct 5, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. Among the 42 plugins tagged “wordpress slider”, it ranks #2. It was first released in 2016.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.

Showing the last 30 days. Full history comes with any paid plan.See plans

Downloads over time

Download stats

4.7K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Serious Slider Compare series
Downloads over time: 30 days across 1 series.100200300400Oct 10Oct 15Oct 20Oct 25Oct 29Nov 3Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateSerious Slider
Nov 8, 2026100
Nov 7, 202699
Nov 6, 2026104
Nov 5, 2026120
Nov 4, 202689
Nov 3, 2026130
Nov 2, 2026127
Nov 1, 2026102
Oct 31, 202697
Oct 30, 2026118
Oct 29, 2026150
Oct 28, 2026140
Oct 27, 2026161
Oct 26, 2026198
Oct 25, 2026133
Oct 24, 2026129
Oct 23, 2026220
Oct 22, 2026382
Oct 21, 2026306
Oct 20, 2026143
Oct 19, 2026179
Oct 18, 2026103
Oct 17, 2026118
Oct 16, 2026137
Oct 15, 2026139
Oct 14, 2026194
Oct 13, 2026195
Oct 12, 2026231
Oct 11, 2026168
Oct 10, 2026149

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 21,576 · -1.0% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 13 days across 1 series.21.6K21.7K21.8KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 9, 202621,576
Nov 8, 202621,587
Nov 7, 202621,582
Nov 5, 202621,600
Nov 4, 202621,606
Nov 3, 202621,635
Nov 2, 202621,607
Nov 1, 202621,680
Oct 31, 202621,679
Oct 30, 202621,735
Oct 29, 202621,732
Oct 28, 202621,705
Oct 27, 202621,796

Rank over time

#1,378 · down 1 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 15 days across 1 series.#1.4K#1.4K#1.4KOct 16Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026#1,378
Nov 8, 2026#1,378
Nov 7, 2026#1,377
Nov 6, 2026#1,377
Nov 5, 2026#1,378
Nov 4, 2026#1,377
Nov 3, 2026#1,376
Nov 2, 2026#1,378
Nov 1, 2026#1,376
Oct 31, 2026#1,378
Oct 30, 2026#1,378
Oct 29, 2026#1,378
Oct 28, 2026#1,377
Oct 27, 2026#1,377
Oct 16, 2026#1,377

Growth %

Average -0.08% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 12 days across 1 series.0%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateGrowth
Nov 9, 2026-0.05%
Nov 8, 2026+0.02%
Nov 7, 2026-0.04%
Nov 5, 2026-0.03%
Nov 4, 2026-0.13%
Nov 3, 2026+0.13%
Nov 2, 2026-0.34%
Nov 1, 2026+0.01%
Oct 31, 2026-0.26%
Oct 30, 2026+0.01%
Oct 29, 2026+0.12%
Oct 28, 2026-0.42%

Active installs band

20K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 15 days across 1 series.19K20K21KOct 16Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 202620K+
Nov 8, 202620K+
Nov 7, 202620K+
Nov 6, 202620K+
Nov 5, 202620K+
Nov 4, 202620K+
Nov 3, 202620K+
Nov 2, 202620K+
Nov 1, 202620K+
Oct 31, 202620K+
Oct 30, 202620K+
Oct 29, 202620K+
Oct 28, 202620K+
Oct 27, 202620K+
Oct 16, 202620K+

Search rankings

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #1377 → #1378Downloads -27.2%
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v1.453%
  • v1.234%
  • v1.36.3%
  • Other6.0%

Rating trend

3.4★★★★★8 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.4.2
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.0
First released
May 11, 2016
Last updated
Oct 5, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Serious Slider

How many websites use Serious Slider?

Serious Slider is active on 20K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #1,378 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Serious Slider been downloaded?

572,037 times in total since 2016. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 119 times. See download stats

When was Serious Slider last updated?

Version 1.4.2 came out on Oct 5, 2026 (1 month ago). See every release

Is Serious Slider compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does Serious Slider have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 5 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Serious Slider up to date. See its security record

Is Serious Slider still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 month ago. Its authors resolved 0 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does Serious Slider have?

3.4 out of 5 from 8 reviews on WordPress.org. 38% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Serious Slider?

The plugins most like Serious Slider, by the tags they share, are Slider by 10Web (10K+), Block Slider (3K+) and Media Slider for Photos Images Videos (2K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

3.4

★★★★★

8 reviews

  • 5 stars: 3 reviews, 38%
  • 4 stars: 1 reviews, 13%
  • 3 stars: 1 reviews, 13%
  • 2 stars: 2 reviews, 25%
  • 1 stars: 1 reviews, 13%
Positive
50%4–5★
Mixed
13%3★
Critical
38%1–2★
  • About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 3.5.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 1 five-star review to balance out.

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Serious Slider
Estimated installs≈ 22,000
Reported installs20K+
Rating3.4
Reviews8
Total downloads572K
AuthorCryoutCreations
First releasedMay 11, 2016
Version1.4.2
Requires WP5.0
Requires PHP7.0
Last updatedOct 5, 2026

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