WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery2 Importer vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Gallery2 Importer

by Stephanie Leary

20+ 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 20+ for Gallery2 Importer.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Gallery2 Importer about 1.
Gallery2 Importer has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 6, 2011 for Gallery2 Importer.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Gallery2 Importer.
Gallery2 Importer has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Gallery2 Importer	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#27,831	#123
Active installs	20+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	28	300.3K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	3.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	15 years ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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