WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Category slider for WooCommerce

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Category slider for WooCommerce

by M Rashid

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for Category slider for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Category slider for WooCommerce about 1.
Category slider for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against May 24, 2024 for Category slider for WooCommerce.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Category slider for WooCommerce.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Category slider for WooCommerce.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Category slider for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#123	#45,879
Active installs	500K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	298.7K	26
Rating	4.6(743)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.02
Last release	13 days ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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