WordPress plugin comparison

Manual Image Crop vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Manual Image Crop

by Tomasz Sita

7K+ installs4.1

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 7K+ for Manual Image Crop.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Manual Image Crop about 65.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.1 from 56 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Manual Image Crop.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Manual Image Crop	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#2,484	#123
Active installs	7K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	300.3K
Rating	4.1(56)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	–	94%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.76	×3.66
Last release	2 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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