Serious Slider vs Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content 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 leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,377, ahead of Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content slider at #62,913. Over the last 7 days Serious Slider slipped 1 place and Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content slider climbed 6,180 places. Downloads this week: Serious Slider 1,117 and Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content slider 19. Ratings: Serious Slider 3.4★ from 8 and Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content slider 2★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Serious Slider | Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,377 ▼ 1 | #62,913 ▲ 6180 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,117 | 19 |
| Rating | 3.4★ (8) | 2★ (1) |
| Last updated | Oct 5, 2026 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.4.2 | 1.0.5 |
| Best rank on record | #1,367 | #46,865 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2016 | Apr 2022 |
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 ranks higher on WordPress.org, Serious Slider or Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content slider?
Serious Slider, at #1,377 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content slider at #62,913. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Serious Slider or Slider RB – image slider, photo slider, content 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.