WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce

by PluginEver

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 1K+ for Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce about 20.
Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 24, 2026 for Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	Product Category Showcase for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#123	#6,826
Active installs	500K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	336
Rating	4.6(743)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.66	×0.63
Last release	14 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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