Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider

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1. ★★★★★ Johan Wiegel

   2mo ago

   I can think of a few improvements, so not 5/5 but very nice and handy to manage many slideshows This topic was modified 1 month ago by Johan Wiegel.

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2. ★★★★★ jramez

   4mo ago

   Funciona muy bien, sin tanto problema de configuracion, lo utilizo en combinación con Elementor

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3. ★★★★★ splurch84

   5mo ago

   Works great!

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4. ★★★★★ komper

   6mo ago

   As a novice the plugin is easy to use and make it all look very good. Also Steve at Metaslider did an excellent job with an issue I had. Highly recommendable!

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5. ★★★★★ Frank Gomez

   7mo ago

   I really appreciate the Effort that MetaSlider has put into making the slideshow accessible.

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6. ★★★★★ nigeriapackaging

   8mo ago

   Good plugin. I have used it for over 6 years. I am impressed with the technical support.

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7. ★★★★★ briannie

   8mo ago

   I like metaslider and am happy to give a five star review. It’s very easy to use and on the odd occasion I’ve needed assistancce it’s offered very quickly indeed. I’d like to see more in the free version, of course I would but then I understand they want to sell the Pro version where they can. Overall, well done Metaslider and thanks for the free version which I used in conjunction with Divi and it works faultlessly.

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8. ★★★★★ Tobias Winter

   9mo ago

   Update: The developers were very responsive and have updated the misleading description. I appreciate it and have increased my rating accordingly. Original review: The free version of this plugin is tagged so it comes up 1st when searching “Video slider”. The official title is “Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider” – turns out you can only create a Video Slider – which is literally THE TITLE of this supposedly free plugin – in the Pro Version. Thanks for wasting my time with your misleading info!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.110.0 ADDED: Translate MetaSlider into more languages, #2073, #2224; ADDED: Left sidebar to drag-and-drop slides, #1348; ADDED: Filter for themes in admin home screen, #2159; ADDED: Make sure we have demos for each theme and f 3.110.0
2. — Version 3.109.0 ADDED: Desktop view for preview, #2152; ADDED: Filter and labels for Hero images in quickstart demos, #2153; FIXED: Import error for quickstarts, #2114; CHANGED: Axios to 1.15.2, #2112; CHANGED: Italian, Spanish and Fren 3.109.0
3. — Version 3.108.0 ADDED: Responsive preview options, #1802; ADDED: Maximum carousel items settings, #1980; ADDED: Cascade theme, #2091; ADDED: Theme to Image carousel demo, #2137; FIXED: Edit frontend links in multilingual sites are broke 3.108.0
4. — Version 3.107.0 ADDED: Vertical slideshow quickstart demo, #2051; ADDED: Hide captions based on screen sizes controls per slideshow, #2054; ADDED: Loading bar to creating slideshow screen for quick start, #2057; ADDED: More labels to qu 3.107.0
5. — Version 3.106.0 ADDED: Pro ad to “Add CSS” buton, #1970; FIXED: Precognition theme’s navigation in mobile, #1997; FIXED: Disjoint theme’s navigation in mobile, #1996; FIXED: Preview, #1998; CHANGED: New quickstart page, #1896, #1981, #1 3.106.0
6. — Version 3.105.0 ADDED: Full width options, #1686; ADDED: Make a new “Lightbox” panel in the right sidebar, #1938, #1959; ADDED: Folder slide type landing page, #1949; ADDED: Install/activate MetaSlider Ligthtbox on click, #1957; ADDED: 3.105.0

16 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider <= 3.111.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'delay' Post Meta Setting ↗
   2026-08-05 CVE-2026-18400 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.111.0 Patched in 3.111.1
2. High · 7.2 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider <= 3.106.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Remote Code Execution ↗
   2026-04-20 CVE-2026-39465 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 3.106.0 Patched in 3.107.0
3. Medium · 6.6 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider <= 3.106.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2026-04-20 CVE-2026-39467 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 3.106.0 Patched in 3.107.0
4. Medium · 6.4 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider <= 3.98.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via aria-label Parameter ↗
   2025-06-13 CVE-2025-5337 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.98.0 Patched in 3.99.0
5. Medium · 4.4 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider <= 3.94.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-02 CVE-2025-1203 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.94.0 Patched in 3.95.0
6. Medium · 4.4 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider <= 3.94.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-02 CVE-2025-1062 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.94.0 Patched in 3.95.0
7. High · 7.2 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider <= 3.94.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) PHP Object Injection ↗
   2025-02-14 CVE-2025-26763 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 3.94.0 Patched in 3.95.0
8. Medium · 4.3 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider <= 3.92.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-11-09 CVE-2025-24533 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.92.0 Patched in 3.92.1
9. Medium · 6.4 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Slideshows <= 3.70.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via metaslider Shortcode ↗
   2024-04-10 CVE-2024-3285 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.70.0 Patched in 3.70.1
10. Medium · 6.1 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider <= 3.29.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2023-03-20 CVE-2023-1473 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.29.0 Patched in 3.29.1
11. Medium · 4.3 Appsero <= 1.2.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2022-12-16 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.28.0 Patched in 3.28.1
12. Medium · 4.3 Appsero <= 1.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2022-12-14 CVE-2022-47150 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.28.0 Patched in 3.28.1
13. Medium · 5.5 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Plugin <= 3.27.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-09-14 CVE-2022-2823 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects 3.27.8 Patched in 3.27.9
14. Medium · 6.4 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider <= 3.17.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2020-08-28 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.17.2 Patched in 3.17.2
15. Medium · 6.1 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Plugin <= 2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2014-08-01 CVE-2014-4846 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 2.6
16. Medium · 5.3 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Responsive WordPress Plugin <= 2.1.6 - Full Path Disclosure ↗
    2014-08-01 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.1.6 Patched in 2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 49 languages, 8 at 90% or more

Plus 25 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-03 600K+ → 500K+ down after 927 days in tier
2. 2023-05-21 700K+ → 600K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Smart Slider 3 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A
• Yoo Slider – Image Slider & Video Slider 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D
• Carousel, Slider, Photo Gallery with Lightbox, Video Slider, by WP Carousel 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Gallery Lightbox 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B
• Media Slider for Photos Images Videos 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A

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Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider: 500K+ active installs, 4.6★ (737 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ml-slider