WordPress plugin comparison
Enhanced Responsive Images vs Photection
Enhanced Responsive Images
by WordPress Performance Team
40K+ installs
Photection
by Colormelon
1K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Enhanced Responsive Images has more active installs: 40K+, against 1K+ for Photection.
- On a typical day, Enhanced Responsive Images is downloaded about 394 times, Photection about 10.
- Enhanced Responsive Images has no reviews yet.
- Enhanced Responsive Images was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Sep 27, 2016 for Photection.
- Enhanced Responsive Images is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.0 for Photection.
- Photection has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Enhanced Responsive Images.
Line by line
Enhanced Responsive Images leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Enhanced Responsive Images | Photection |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #784 | #6,697 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.9K | 238 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.6.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.73 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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