WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery for Social Photo vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery for Social Photo

by GhozyLab

300+ installs4.0

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 300+ for Gallery for Social Photo.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery for Social Photo about 11.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
Both were last updated on Oct 27, 2026.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Gallery for Social Photo.

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

Metric	Gallery for Social Photo	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#10,350	#123
Active installs	300+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	240	300.3K
Rating	4.0(3)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.45	×3.57
Last release	14 days ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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