WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Slider Templates

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Slider Templates

by Codeless

1K+ installs1.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 1K+ for Slider Templates.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Slider Templates about 14.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jan 14, 2023 for Slider Templates.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Slider Templates.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Slider Templates.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Slider Templates
Popular rank	#123	#6,803
Active installs	500K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	242
Rating	4.6(743)	1.0(3)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.4.25
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.00
Last release	14 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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