Depicter vs Smart Slider 3

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Depicter

by averta

Health A97

Smart Slider 3

by Nextendweb

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

DepicterSmart Slider 3

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Depicter	Smart Slider 3
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70K–80K	800K–900K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 97 ✓	A · 91
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	100/100 ✓	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	236	1,125 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10d ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	60.4K	375.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.2%	3.2% ✓
Category	Media	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

DepicterSmart Slider 3

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.