WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs SlideShowPro Director Connector

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

SlideShowPro Director Connector

by rdp

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for SlideShowPro Director Connector.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, SlideShowPro Director Connector about 1.
SlideShowPro Director Connector 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 Aug 8, 2009 for SlideShowPro Director Connector.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8 for SlideShowPro Director Connector.
SlideShowPro Director Connector has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	SlideShowPro Director Connector
Popular rank	#123	#41,834
Active installs	500K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	33
Rating	4.6(743)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.8
Search multiplier	×3.66	×0.00
Last release	14 days ago	17 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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