WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Posts Slider Shortcode

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Posts Slider Shortcode

by Aakif Kadiwala

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 30+ for Posts Slider Shortcode.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Posts Slider Shortcode about 3.
Posts Slider Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Oct 4, 2023 for Posts Slider Shortcode.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Posts Slider Shortcode.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Posts Slider Shortcode.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Posts Slider Shortcode
Popular rank	#123	#25,112
Active installs	500K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	298.7K	52
Rating	4.6(743)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.02
Last release	12 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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