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Responsive NextGEN Flex Slider Template vs Smart Slider 3
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Active-install trajectory
Responsive NextGEN Flex Slider Template Smart 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 | Responsive NextGEN Flex Slider Template | Smart Slider 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. | 200–300 | 800K–900K ✓ |
| Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. | -33% | 0% ✓ |
| Overall health | D · 45 | A · 91 ✓ |
| Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. | 3/100 | 100/100 ✓ |
| Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. | 75/100 | 97/100 ✓ |
| Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. | 70/100 | 70/100 |
| Rating (adjusted) | 3.99★ | 4.85★ ✓ |
| Reviews | 10 | 1,123 ✓ |
| Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. | 39/100 | 92/100 ✓ |
| Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. | High | Low ✓ |
| Last updated | 12.5y ago | 12d ago ✓ |
| Downloads · 30d | 78 | 395.0K ✓ |
| Category | Media | Media |
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Responsive NextGEN Flex Slider Template Smart 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.