WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Flickr API
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Flickr API
by Robert O'Rourke
20+ installs2.5
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for Flickr API.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 541 times, Flickr API about 2.
- Image Placeholders is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jul 24, 2014 for Flickr API.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Flickr API.
- Flickr API has been around longer: since 2011, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Flickr API |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #27,871 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 14K | 21 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 2.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.9.40 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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