WordPress plugin comparison

Image Placeholders vs Images Optimize and Upload CF7

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

Images Optimize and Upload CF7

by Damir Akhmedshin

700+ installs4.8

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 700+ for Images Optimize and Upload CF7.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Images Optimize and Upload CF7 about 15.
Images Optimize and Upload CF7 is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Jun 23, 2026 for Images Optimize and Upload CF7.
Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Images Optimize and Upload CF7.
Images Optimize and Upload CF7 has been around longer: since 2019, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.

Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Placeholders	Images Optimize and Upload CF7
Popular rank	#665	#7,960
Active installs	60K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	13.9K	341
Rating	3.5(2)	4.8(14)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.91	×0.58
Last release	2 months ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.2

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