WordPress plugin comparison

Light Multilayer Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Light Multilayer Slider

by opensource365

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 Light Multilayer Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Light Multilayer Slider about 7.
Light Multilayer Slider has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Light Multilayer Slider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2026 for Light Multilayer Slider.

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

Metric	Light Multilayer Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#59,968	#123
Active installs	Fewer than 10	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	246	300.3K
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	1 month ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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