WordPress plugin comparison

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider vs WP Header Images

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

WP Header Images

by Fahad Mahmood

4K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 4K+ for WP Header Images.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, WP Header Images about 51.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 743 reviews, against 4.4 from 35 reviews.
WP Header Images was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for WP Header Images.

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

Metric	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider	WP Header Images
Popular rank	#123	#3,326
Active installs	500K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	300.3K	2.1K
Rating	4.6(743)	4.4(35)
Support threads resolved	93%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.57	×0.73
Last release	13 days ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.0

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