WordPress plugin comparison

FWD Linear Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

FWD Linear Slider

by FWD

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 FWD Linear Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, FWD Linear Slider about 2.
FWD Linear Slider has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jun 27, 2026 for FWD Linear Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for FWD Linear Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2026 for FWD Linear Slider.

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

Metric	FWD Linear Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#73,421	#123
Active installs	Fewer than 10	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	54	300.3K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×3.66
Last release	4 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.0

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