ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels 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 #1,683, ahead of ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels at #10,369. Over the last 7 days MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries climbed 11 places and ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels slipped 333 places. MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries has the largest install base, roughly 33× the next: 10K+ active installs against 300+ for ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels. Downloads this week: ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels 1,009 and MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries 896. Ratings: ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels 4★ from 5 and MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries 4.4★ from 9 reviews.
| Metric | ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels | MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #10,369 ▼ 333 | #1,683 ▲ 11 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,009 | 896 |
| Rating | 4★ (5) | 4.4★ (9) |
| Last updated | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.1.90 | 2.38.0 |
| Best rank on record | #9,978 | #1,683 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2025 | Aug 2014 |
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, ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels 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 300+ for ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels or MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries?
MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries, at #1,683 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels at #10,369. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are ReelsWp – Shoppable Videos & Vertical Reels Carousels 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.