Banner Hover List vs Prime Slider
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Prime Slider leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #397, ahead of Banner Hover List at #44,909. Over the last 7 days Prime Slider climbed 1 place and Banner Hover List slipped 8,822 places. Prime Slider has the largest install base, roughly 10000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 10+ for Banner Hover List. Downloads this week: Prime Slider 55,488 and Banner Hover List 11.
| Metric | Banner Hover List | Prime Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #44,909 ▼ 8822 | #397 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 11 | 55,488 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.5★ (82) |
| Last updated | Jan 30, 2016 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 5.1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #34,215 | #379 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2016 | Oct 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Banner Hover List or Prime Slider?
By active installs, Prime Slider: 100K+ sites run it against 10+ for Banner Hover List, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Banner Hover List or Prime Slider?
Prime Slider, at #397 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Banner Hover List at #44,909. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Banner Hover List or Prime Slider alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.