WordPress plugin comparison

Better REST API Featured Images vs Image Placeholders

Better REST API Featured Images

by Braad

2K+ installs5.0

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 2K+ for Better REST API Featured Images.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Better REST API Featured Images about 29.
Better REST API Featured Images is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jul 30, 2016 for Better REST API Featured Images.
Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for Better REST API Featured Images.
Better REST API Featured Images has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.

Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better REST API Featured Images	Image Placeholders
Popular rank	#4,453	#665
Active installs	2K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	553	13.9K
Rating	5.0(11)	3.5(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.6.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.91
Last release	10 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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