WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Shortcode Style to Head vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery Shortcode Style to Head

by Matt Martz

100+ 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 100+ for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery Shortcode Style to Head about 4.
Gallery Shortcode Style to Head 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 2, 2015 for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
Gallery Shortcode Style to Head has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Gallery Shortcode Style to Head	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#16,394	#123
Active installs	100+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	77	300.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	4.1.42	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.66
Last release	11 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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