WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Responsive Images Complete vs Image Placeholders

Disable Responsive Images Complete

by Jeff Starr

2K+ installs4.3

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 2K+ for Disable Responsive Images Complete.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Disable Responsive Images Complete about 33.
Disable Responsive Images Complete is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Disable Responsive Images Complete was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Image Placeholders.
Disable Responsive Images Complete is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.1.4 for Image Placeholders.
Disable Responsive Images Complete has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.

Image Placeholders leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Responsive Images Complete	Image Placeholders
Popular rank	#4,419	#665
Active installs	2K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2K	13.9K
Rating	4.3(12)	3.5(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.91
Last release	6 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6.20	7.4

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