WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Forward
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for Forward.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Forward about 6.
- Forward is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Aug 15, 2026 for Forward.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Forward has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Placeholders |  Forward |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #15,585 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 107 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.46 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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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