Simple Post Slider vs Depicter

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

Simple Post Slider

by paluh

Health D45

Depicter

by averta

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Simple Post Slider	Depicter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-11% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★	4.60★ ✓
Reviews	2	235 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.6y ago	21d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	217	48.5K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Simple Post Slider Depicter

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.