WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs WP-BxSlider

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

WP-BxSlider

by AFriedl

10+ installs

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for WP-BxSlider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, WP-BxSlider about 1.
WP-BxSlider has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Feb 18, 2011 for WP-BxSlider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for WP-BxSlider.
WP-BxSlider has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	WP-BxSlider
Popular rank	#123	#31,898
Active installs	500K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	35
Rating	4.6(743)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.00
Last release	13 days ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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