WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs RSS Feed Widget

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

RSS Feed Widget

by Fahad Mahmood

2K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 2K+ for RSS Feed Widget.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, RSS Feed Widget about 27.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 3.9 from 26 reviews.
RSS Feed Widget was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for RSS Feed Widget.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	RSS Feed Widget
Popular rank	#123	#4,640
Active installs	500K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	298.7K	1.9K
Rating	4.6(743)	3.9(26)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.62
Last release	13 days ago	10 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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