WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Resize images before upload
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Resize images before upload
by WPsites
1K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for Resize images before upload.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Resize images before upload about 11.
- Resize images before upload is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 22 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Resize images before upload.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Resize images before upload.
- Resize images before upload has been around longer: since 2012, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Resize images before upload |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #6,381 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 218 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 4.6(22) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.6.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 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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