WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Image Watermark
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Image Watermark
by dFactory
40K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 40K+ for Image Watermark.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Image Watermark about 364.
- Image Watermark is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 299 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Watermark was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Image Placeholders.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Image Watermark has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Watermark leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Image Watermark |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #856 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 26.4K |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 4.2(299) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 71% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×1.61 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 day ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.3 |
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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