WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Widget Sidebar vs Image Widget
Dashboard Widget Sidebar
by Morten Dalgaard Johansen
300+ installs5.0
Image Widget
by Nexcess
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Dashboard Widget Sidebar.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Dashboard Widget Sidebar about 4.
- Dashboard Widget Sidebar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Apr 21, 2015 for Dashboard Widget Sidebar.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.2.39 for Dashboard Widget Sidebar.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Dashboard Widget Sidebar.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Dashboard Widget Sidebar | Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,994 | #398 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 94 | 9.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(8) | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.74 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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