Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 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
Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,463, ahead of MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries at #1,692. Over the last 7 days Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets slipped 2 places and MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries climbed 9 places. Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries. Downloads this week: Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 4,448 and MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries 1,015. Ratings: Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 3.9★ from 127 and MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries 4.4★ from 9 reviews.
| Metric | Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets | MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,463 ▼ 2 | #1,692 ▲ 9 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 4,448 | 1,015 |
| Rating | 3.9★ (127) | 4.4★ (9) |
| Last updated | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.3.8 | 2.38.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,433 | #1,692 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2014 | 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, Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets or MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries?
By active installs, Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets or MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries?
Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets, at #1,463 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries at #1,692. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 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.