WordPress plugin comparison

Import external attachments vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Import external attachments

by ryanpcmcquen

1K+ installs4.3

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 Import external attachments.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Import external attachments about 15.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.3 from 26 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Feb 24, 2017 for Import external attachments.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Import external attachments.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Import external attachments.

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

Metric	Import external attachments	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#5,293	#123
Active installs	1K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	233	300.3K
Rating	4.3(26)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.57
Last release	9 years ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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