WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Carousels with Owl vs XL Product Carousel

Custom Post Carousels with Owl

by thehowarde

2K+ installs4.6

XL Product Carousel

by XLTHEME

10+ installs

At a glance

Custom Post Carousels with Owl has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for XL Product Carousel.
On a typical day, Custom Post Carousels with Owl is downloaded about 25 times, XL Product Carousel about 2.
XL Product Carousel has no reviews yet.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl was updated more recently: Jan 9, 2026, against Mar 10, 2018 for XL Product Carousel.
Custom Post Carousels with Owl is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for XL Product Carousel.
XL Product Carousel has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Custom Post Carousels with Owl.

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

Metric	Custom Post Carousels with Owl	XL Product Carousel
Popular rank	#4,987	#46,580
Active installs	2K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	524	29
Rating	4.6(17)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.47	×0.00
Last release	10 months ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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