WordPress plugin comparison
Better Categories Images vs Image Placeholders
Better Categories Images
by Nam Truong
10+ installs5.0
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Better Categories Images.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Better Categories Images about 1.
- Better Categories Images is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Aug 11, 2018 for Better Categories Images.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Better Categories Images.
- Better Categories Images has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Better Categories Images | Image Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,672 | #665 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 45 | 13.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.3 | 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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