WordPress plugin comparison

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

Image Slider Block

by Anna Schneider

100+ installs4.5

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 Image Slider Block.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Image Slider Block about 8.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.5 from 8 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jul 19, 2026 for Image Slider Block.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Image Slider Block.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Image Slider Block.

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

Metric	Image Slider Block	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#15,140	#123
Active installs	100+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	184	300.3K
Rating	4.5(8)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.37	×3.57
Last release	3 months ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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