Meow Gallery vs MetaSlider
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| Feature | Meow Gallery v5.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | MetaSlider v3.113.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | October 3, 2026 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Meow Gallery · Meow Gallery Pro ($) | MetaSlider Slideshow · MetaSlider Slideshow Pro ($) |
| Pros | Gallery block and shortcode; Several layouts: tiles, masonry, justified, square, cascade, horizontal; Replaces the standard WordPress gallery | Image and local video slides from the media library at no cost; Shortcode, widget and block placement; Pro add-on adds video services, layer and post-feed slides |
| Cons | Meow Collection needs the paid Pro version; Loads Lato from Google Fonts unless changed; Admin screens show Pro upgrade notices | Video services, layers and post feeds are paid only; Premium themes and scheduling need the Pro add-on; Free version shows upgrade screens in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gallery block, Gallery shortcodes, Gallery layouts such as masonry, justified and tiles, Settings page for galleries, Meow Collection gallery ($) | Image slides with captions, links and SEO fields, Local video slides from the media library, Shortcodes for placing a slideshow, Slideshow widget, Slider and slide content types, Upgrade-to-Pro media tabs for video, layer, feed and WooCommerce slides, YouTube, Vimeo and TikTok video slides ($), Layer slides and external URL slides ($), Slide scheduling by date, time and weekday ($), Premium themes and custom theme builder ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Polylang, MetaSlider Slideshow Pro ($) |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 3 |