WordPress plugin comparison

GSlider Blocks vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

GSlider Blocks

by Noruzzaman

1K+ 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 1K+ for GSlider Blocks.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, GSlider Blocks about 60.
GSlider Blocks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
GSlider Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider resolves more of its support threads: 93% in the last two months, against 0% for GSlider Blocks.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for GSlider Blocks.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	GSlider Blocks	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#5,399	#123
Active installs	1K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	300.3K
Rating	5.0(7)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	0%	93%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.63	×3.57
Last release	today	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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