Master Slider vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health A89

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Master Slider	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K	500K–600K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 89	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	90/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	96/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.6★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	504	743 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	27d ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	51.5K	328.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.8% ✓	1.4%
Category	Media	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Master SliderSlider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.