WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Widget vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery Widget

by cybio

400+ installs4.0

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 Widget.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery Widget about 7.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.0 from 2 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 18, 2011 for Gallery Widget.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.0 for Gallery Widget.
Gallery Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Gallery Widget	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#9,412	#123
Active installs	400+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	148	296K
Rating	4.0(2)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	3.1.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	15 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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