WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Native Image Compression vs Image Placeholders

Disable Native Image Compression

by sathesh95

30+ installs

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 30+ for Disable Native Image Compression.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Disable Native Image Compression about 2.
Disable Native Image Compression has no reviews yet.
Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Apr 4, 2020 for Disable Native Image Compression.
Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Disable Native Image Compression.
Disable Native Image Compression has been around longer: since 2020, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.

Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Native Image Compression	Image Placeholders
Popular rank	#24,753	#665
Active installs	30+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29	13.9K
Rating	No ratings	3.5(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.91
Last release	6 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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