WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Block Lightbox vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery Block Lightbox

by dmrhn

100+ 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 100+ for Gallery Block Lightbox.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery Block Lightbox about 4.
Gallery Block Lightbox has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Nov 25, 2025 for Gallery Block Lightbox.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Gallery Block Lightbox.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2024 for Gallery Block Lightbox.

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

Metric	Gallery Block Lightbox	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#15,276	#123
Active installs	100+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	99	300.3K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.18	×3.57
Last release	11 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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