WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Easy Image Alternate Text
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Easy Image Alternate Text
by seshelby
80+ installs1.0
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 80+ for Easy Image Alternate Text.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Easy Image Alternate Text about 9.
- Image Placeholders is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Easy Image Alternate Text.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Easy Image Alternate Text has been around longer: since 2019, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Easy Image Alternate Text |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #17,713 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 174 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 1.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.16 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.5 |
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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