WordPress plugin comparison

Defer Media vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Defer Media

by molotow

Fewer than 10 installs

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 fewer than 10 for Defer Media.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Defer Media about 2.
Defer Media has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Apr 1, 2020 for Defer Media.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Defer Media.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Defer Media.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Defer Media	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#71,394	#123
Active installs	Fewer than 10	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	38	300.3K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	6 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.0

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