WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Google Photos Picker
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Google Photos Picker
by iwongu
20+ installs3.3
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for Google Photos Picker.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Google Photos Picker about 2.
- Image Placeholders is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.3 from 3 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Apr 25, 2016 for Google Photos Picker.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Google Photos Picker.
- Google Photos Picker has been around longer: since 2016, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Google Photos Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #28,582 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 27 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 3.3(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 10 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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