WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery in columns vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery in columns

by Fabien Picard

400+ installs5.0

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 400+ for Gallery in columns.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery in columns about 5.
Gallery in columns is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Apr 27, 2020 for Gallery in columns.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Gallery in columns.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Gallery in columns.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery in columns	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#9,602	#123
Active installs	400+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	126	300.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	6 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6.20	7.0

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