WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs WP Fading Content Slider

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

WP Fading Content Slider

by wp-maverick

10+ installs

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for WP Fading Content Slider.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 4,613 times, WP Fading Content Slider about 1.
WP Fading Content Slider has no reviews yet.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Mar 26, 2013 for WP Fading Content Slider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for WP Fading Content Slider.
WP Fading Content Slider has been around longer: since 2012, 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 Fading Content Slider
Popular rank	#123	#46,970
Active installs	500K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.4K	30
Rating	4.6(743)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	94%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×3.66	×0.00
Last release	14 days ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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