WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Custom Links vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery Custom Links

by Jordy Meow

30K+ installs4.7

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 30K+ for Gallery Custom Links.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery Custom Links about 479.
Gallery Custom Links is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 208 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Gallery Custom Links resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 94% for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Gallery Custom Links.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Custom Links	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#958	#123
Active installs	30K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31.8K	300.3K
Rating	4.7(208)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	100%	94%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.13	×3.66
Last release	11 days ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	8.1	7.0

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