WordPress plugin comparison
Crop and Resize Images vs Image Placeholders
Crop and Resize Images
by bo.lipai
70+ installs
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 70+ for Crop and Resize Images.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Crop and Resize Images about 3.
- Crop and Resize Images has no reviews yet.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Oct 21, 2015 for Crop and Resize Images.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Crop and Resize Images.
- Crop and Resize Images has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Crop and Resize Images | Image Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,755 | #665 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 46 | 13.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.3.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 11 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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