WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Image Widget
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 500+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 326 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 6.
- Advanced Custom Fields is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Jan 2, 2014 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.6.0 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,646 | #400 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 134 | 9.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.6.0 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.74 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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