WordPress plugin comparison

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

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Post Slideshow Gallery

by plainas

10+ installs1.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for Post Slideshow Gallery.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Post Slideshow Gallery about 1.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 14, 2011 for Post Slideshow Gallery.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for Post Slideshow Gallery.
Post Slideshow Gallery has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Post Slideshow Gallery
Popular rank	#123	#46,166
Active installs	500K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	296K	30
Rating	4.6(743)	1.0(1)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.00
Last release	13 days ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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