WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Smart Alt Manager
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Smart Alt Manager
by ishor
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for Smart Alt Manager.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Smart Alt Manager about 6.
- Smart Alt Manager is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Mar 17, 2026 for Smart Alt Manager.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Smart Alt Manager.
- Image Placeholders has been around longer: since 2023, against 2026 for Smart Alt Manager.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Smart Alt Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #14,484 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 114 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.31 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 7 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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