Serious Slider vs HT Slider For Elementor (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 HT Slider For Elementor at #10. HT Slider For Elementor leads on 3 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!
HT Slider For Elementor
The HT Slider is an Elementor slider plugin that enables you to add advanced sliders to your WordPress website.
Who leads on what
HT Slider For Elementor leads on 3 of the 6 measures we track.
HT Slider For Elementor ranks higher on WordPress.org: #10 against #11 in Slider Plugins.
Both report 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Serious Slider has 8, HT Slider For Elementor has 12. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
HT Slider For Elementor has more reviews behind its score: 12 against 8.
Serious Slider was updated more recently, on October 5, 2026; HT Slider For Elementor on September 30, 2026.
HT Slider For Elementor was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 12,961 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
Pick Serious Slider if you want the one shipping releases most recently.
HT Slider For Elementor
Pick HT Slider For Elementor if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Serious Slider vs HT Slider For Elementor side by side
| Serious Slider | HT Slider For Elementor | |
|---|---|---|
| Slider Plugins ranking | #11 | #10 |
| Rating | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Reviews | 8 | 12 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Total downloads | 569,395 | 537,853 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12,029 | 12,961 |
| Last updated | Oct 5, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| First published | May 11, 2016 | Mar 24, 2019 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free + paid version |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Serious Slider ratings
HT Slider For Elementor 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 HT Slider For Elementor can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Slider Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Serious Slider vs HT Slider For Elementor: common questions
Is Serious Slider better than HT Slider For Elementor?
HT Slider For Elementor leads on 3 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. HT Slider For Elementor ranks higher on WordPress.org: #10 against #11 in Slider Plugins.
Which has more users, Serious Slider or HT Slider For Elementor?
HT Slider For Elementor ranks higher on WordPress.org: #10 against #11 in Slider Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Serious Slider or HT Slider For Elementor?
Both report 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org.
Are Serious Slider and HT Slider For Elementor free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Serious Slider may also sell a paid version or add-ons. HT Slider For Elementor is listed as commercial, so a paid version or add-ons exist.
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