WordPress plugin comparison

Block Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Block Slider

by Munir Kamal

3K+ installs3.2

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 3K+ for Block Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Block Slider about 26.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 3.2 from 26 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Feb 21, 2024 for Block Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider resolves more of its support threads: 93% in the last two months, against 0% for Block Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Block Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Block Slider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Block Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#4,040	#123
Active installs	3K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	619	296K
Rating	3.2(26)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	0%	93%
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×3.57
Last release	2 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0

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