Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels vs MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,685, ahead of Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels at #2,218. Over the last 7 days MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries climbed 12 places and Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels climbed 2 places. MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 9K+ for Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels. Downloads this week: Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels 3,936 and MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries 909. Ratings: Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels 4.8★ from 31 and MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries 4.4★ from 9 reviews.
| Metric | Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels | MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #2,218 ▲ 2 | #1,685 ▲ 12 |
| Active installs | 9K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,936 | 909 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (31) | 4.4★ (9) |
| Last updated | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.9.2 | 2.38.0 |
| Best rank on record | #2,217 | #1,685 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2018 | Aug 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels or MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries?
By active installs, MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries: 10K+ sites run it against 9K+ for Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels or MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries?
MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries, at #1,685 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels at #2,218. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels or MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.