FooGallery vs Slider by Soliloquy
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| Feature | FooGallery v3.3.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Slider by Soliloquy v2.8.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | FooGallery · FooGallery Pro ($) | Responsive WordPress Slider - Soliloquy Lite · Soliloquy Pro ($) |
| Pros | Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode placement; Albums, import and export included; Demo content generator for testing galleries | Drag-and-drop slider builder; Shortcode and Gutenberg block placement; Responsive slides for phones, tablets and desktops |
| Cons | This build has no Pro features enabled; Paid add-ons and plans are sold on the vendor site; Opt-in usage tracking through the Freemius SDK | Thumbnail navigation and other addons need Pro; Fetches addon list and notices from the vendor site; Lite upgrade prompts appear in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gallery albums, Import and export of galleries, Gutenberg gallery block, Gallery widget, Demo content generator | soliloquy shortcode to place a slider, Soliloquy Gutenberg block, Sliders stored as a soliloquy post type, Thumbnail navigation addon offered as an upgrade ($), Addons page loading the vendor addon list |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Polylang, Divi | — |
| Other | Pixabay | Soliloquy vendor site (addons and notices) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 5.7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius-local.com, sandbox-api.freemius, checkout.freemius-local.com, pixabay.com, fooplugins.com | fast.wistia.net, soliloquywp.com, plugin.soliloquywp.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |