WordPress plugin comparison

Layout Now vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Layout Now

by Yamen Shahin

Fewer than 10 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 fewer than 10 for Layout Now.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Layout Now about 47.
Layout Now has no reviews yet.
Layout Now was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2026 for Layout Now.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Layout Now	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#67,296	#123
Active installs	Fewer than 10	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	366	298.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	93%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×3.57
Last release	9 days ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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