WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs PHP Image Cache
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
PHP Image Cache
by Tobias Nyholm
20+ installs
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for PHP Image Cache.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 541 times, PHP Image Cache about 1.
- PHP Image Cache has no reviews yet.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Mar 11, 2012 for PHP Image Cache.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for PHP Image Cache.
- PHP Image Cache has been around longer: since 2010, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | PHP Image Cache |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #27,760 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 14K | 24 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.3.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 14 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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