WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Carousels with Owl vs IG Posts Carousel

Custom Post Carousels with Owl

by thehowarde

2K+ installs4.6

IG Posts Carousel

by iografica

90+ installs3.5

At a glance

Custom Post Carousels with Owl has more active installs: 2K+, against 90+ for IG Posts Carousel.
On a typical day, Custom Post Carousels with Owl is downloaded about 25 times, IG Posts Carousel about 2.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 3.5 from 4 reviews.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl was updated more recently: Jan 9, 2026, against Mar 20, 2017 for IG Posts Carousel.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.7.39 for IG Posts Carousel.
IG Posts Carousel has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.

Custom Post Carousels with Owl leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Carousels with Owl	IG Posts Carousel
Popular rank	#4,992	#17,125
Active installs	2K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	543	29
Rating	4.6(17)	3.5(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.00
Last release	10 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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