WordPress plugin comparison

Image Placeholders vs Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager

by fredobrian

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager about 2.
Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Mar 28, 2026 for Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager.
Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager.
Image Placeholders has been around longer: since 2023, against 2026 for Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager.

Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Placeholders	Fredo Missing Alt Text Manager
Popular rank	#665	#73,021
Active installs	60K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	13.9K	52
Rating	3.5(2)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.91	×0.06
Last release	2 months ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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