WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Carousels with Owl vs Widget Post Slider

Custom Post Carousels with Owl

by thehowarde

2K+ installs4.6

Widget Post Slider

by ShapedPlugin LLC

1K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Custom Post Carousels with Owl has more active installs: 2K+, against 1K+ for Widget Post Slider.
On a typical day, Custom Post Carousels with Owl is downloaded about 25 times, Widget Post Slider about 14.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 17 reviews, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
Widget Post Slider was updated more recently: May 13, 2026, against Jan 9, 2026 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for Widget Post Slider.
Widget Post Slider has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.

Custom Post Carousels with Owl leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Carousels with Owl	Widget Post Slider
Popular rank	#4,987	#5,444
Active installs	2K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	524	401
Rating	4.6(17)	4.3(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.45
Last release	10 months ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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