WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Featured Post Widget vs Simple Image Widget

Advanced Featured Post Widget

by tepelstreel

100+ installs4.3

Simple Image Widget

by Cedaro

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Simple Image Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Advanced Featured Post Widget.
On a typical day, Simple Image Widget is downloaded about 27 times, Advanced Featured Post Widget about 2.
Simple Image Widget is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 39 reviews, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
Simple Image Widget was updated more recently: Jul 20, 2025, against Apr 9, 2016 for Advanced Featured Post Widget.
Simple Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.5.33 for Advanced Featured Post Widget.
Simple Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Advanced Featured Post Widget.

Simple Image Widget leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Featured Post Widget	Simple Image Widget
Popular rank	#15,480	#1,605
Active installs	100+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	781
Rating	4.3(6)	4.5(39)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.5.33	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.36
Last release	10 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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