WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Thumbnails Block vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery Thumbnails Block

by Mahdi Yazdani

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 10+ for Gallery Thumbnails Block.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery Thumbnails Block about 2.
Gallery Thumbnails Block has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Apr 27, 2026 for Gallery Thumbnails Block.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Gallery Thumbnails Block.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2022 for Gallery Thumbnails Block.

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

Metric	Gallery Thumbnails Block	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#29,955	#123
Active installs	10+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	300.3K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.04	×3.57
Last release	6 months ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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