WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Simple Image SEO
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Simple Image SEO
by Miguel Fuentes
20+ installs
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for Simple Image SEO.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Simple Image SEO about 2.
- Simple Image SEO has no reviews yet.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for Simple Image SEO.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Image SEO has been around longer: since 2019, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Simple Image SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #25,407 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 43 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.17 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2 |
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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