WordPress plugin comparison
Cosimo vs Image Placeholders
Cosimo
by UnderWordPressure
10+ installs
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Cosimo.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Cosimo about 1.
- Cosimo has no reviews yet.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against May 9, 2015 for Cosimo.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Cosimo.
- Cosimo has been around longer: since 2010, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Cosimo | Image Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,916 | #665 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 13.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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