WordPress plugin comparison

Image Placeholders vs HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin

by hiilite

10+ installs4.0

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin about 1.
HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Sep 20, 2018 for HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin.
Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin.
HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.

Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Placeholders	HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin
Popular rank	#665	#48,474
Active installs	60K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	13.9K	33
Rating	3.5(2)	4.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.91	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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