WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Post Gallery Widget

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Post Gallery Widget

by Ron Rennick

10+ installs

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for Post Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Post Gallery Widget about 1.
Post Gallery Widget has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 10, 2015 for Post Gallery Widget.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Post Gallery Widget.
Post Gallery Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Post Gallery Widget
Popular rank	#123	#40,274
Active installs	500K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	21
Rating	4.6(743)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.3.34
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.00
Last release	13 days ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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