WordPress plugin comparison

Category Posts Slider Pro vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Category Posts Slider Pro

by neelam.samariya

60+ installs4.0

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 60+ for Category Posts Slider Pro.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Category Posts Slider Pro about 7.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against May 9, 2023 for Category Posts Slider Pro.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Category Posts Slider Pro.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Category Posts Slider Pro.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Posts Slider Pro	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#19,949	#123
Active installs	60+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	171	300.3K
Rating	4.0(3)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×3.57
Last release	3 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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