Serious Slider vs Depicter (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Slider Plugins top 10: Serious Slider at #11 and Depicter at #4. Depicter leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Serious Slider
Serious Slider is a free highly efficient SEO friendly fully translatable accessibility ready image slider for WordPress. Seriously!
Depicter
Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder
Build Stunning Slider and Popup. Exit intent Popup, Image slider carousel, video slider carousel, post slider carousel, product slider, promote popup
Who leads on what
Depicter leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Depicter ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #11 in Slider Plugins.
Depicter has more users: 80,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Serious Slider has 8, Depicter has 235. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Depicter has more reviews behind its score: 235 against 8.
Depicter was updated more recently, on October 14, 2026; Serious Slider on October 5, 2026.
Depicter was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 33,526 times against 12,029.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Serious Slider
Serious Slider does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Depicter
Pick Depicter if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Serious Slider vs Depicter side by side
| Serious Slider | Depicter | |
|---|---|---|
| Slider Plugins ranking | #11 | #4 |
| Rating | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 8 | 235 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 80,000+ |
| Total downloads | 569,395 | 2,184,624 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12,029 | 33,526 |
| Last updated | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| First published | May 11, 2016 | Jun 1, 2022 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.0.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4.0 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Serious Slider ratings
Depicter ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Serious Slider nor Depicter can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Slider Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Serious Slider vs Depicter: common questions
Is Serious Slider better than Depicter?
Depicter leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Depicter ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #11 in Slider Plugins.
Which has more users, Serious Slider or Depicter?
Depicter ranks higher on WordPress.org: #4 against #11 in Slider Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Serious Slider or Depicter?
Depicter has more users: 80,000+ active installs against 20,000+.
Are Serious Slider and Depicter free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Serious Slider may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Depicter may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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