WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Paginated Gallery

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Paginated Gallery

by PhilBarker

100+ installs4.7

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 100+ for Paginated Gallery.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Paginated Gallery about 4.
Paginated Gallery is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Apr 25, 2011 for Paginated Gallery.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Paginated Gallery.
Paginated Gallery has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Paginated Gallery
Popular rank	#123	#16,616
Active installs	500K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	88
Rating	4.6(743)	4.7(3)
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.66	×0.00
Last release	14 days ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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