WordPress plugin comparison

Add Background-Size to Customizer vs Image Widget

Add Background-Size to Customizer

by cmborchert

40+ installs5.0

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Add Background-Size to Customizer.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Add Background-Size to Customizer about 2.
Add Background-Size to Customizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Jul 26, 2015 for Add Background-Size to Customizer.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.2.39 for Add Background-Size to Customizer.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Add Background-Size to Customizer.

Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Add Background-Size to Customizer	Image Widget
Popular rank	#21,750	#398
Active installs	40+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	9.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(287)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.74
Last release	11 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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