Best Images slider vs Serious 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
Serious Slider ranks #1,378 on the popular list; Best Images slider is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Serious Slider has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10+ for Best Images slider. Downloads this week: Serious Slider 1,363 and Best Images slider 16.
| Metric | Best Images slider | Serious Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,378 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 16 | 1,363 |
| Rating | no ratings | 3.4★ (8) |
| Last updated | Jan 18, 2016 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 1.4.2 |
| Best rank on record | #34,571 | #1,367 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2016 | May 2016 |
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, Best Images slider or Serious Slider?
By active installs, Serious Slider: 20K+ sites run it against 10+ for Best Images slider, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Are Best Images slider or Serious 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.