WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Media Sizes vs Media Placeholders
At a glance
- Disable Media Sizes has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Media Placeholders.
- On a typical day, Disable Media Sizes is downloaded about 105 times, Media Placeholders about 3.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Disable Media Sizes was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Feb 25, 2015 for Media Placeholders.
- Disable Media Sizes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 3.6.1 for Media Placeholders.
- Media Placeholders has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Disable Media Sizes.
Line by line
Disable Media Sizes leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Media Sizes |  Media Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,885 | #19,630 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.5K | 57 |
| Rating | 5.0(23) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.2 | 3.6.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.03 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 days ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | – |
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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