WordPress plugin comparison
Enhanced Responsive Images vs Image Placeholders
Enhanced Responsive Images
by WordPress Performance Team
40K+ installs
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 40K+ for Enhanced Responsive Images.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Enhanced Responsive Images about 370.
- Enhanced Responsive Images has no reviews yet.
- Both were last updated on Aug 26, 2026.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Image Placeholders has been around longer: since 2023, against 2024 for Enhanced Responsive Images.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric | Enhanced Responsive Images | Image Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #786 | #665 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.1K | 13.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.73 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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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