WordPress plugin comparison
The Image Widget vs Image Placeholders
The Image Widget
by Nik
70+ installs5.0
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 70+ for The Image Widget.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, The Image Widget about 4.
- The Image Widget 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 Nov 13, 2023 for The Image Widget.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for The Image Widget.
- The Image Widget has been around longer: since 2016, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | The Image Widget | Image Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,232 | #665 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 80 | 13.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 months 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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