WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Sitewide Recent Images
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Sitewide Recent Images
by harpercl
10+ installs
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Sitewide Recent Images.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Sitewide Recent Images about 1.
- Sitewide Recent Images has no reviews yet.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Nov 9, 2011 for Sitewide Recent Images.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Sitewide Recent Images.
- Sitewide Recent Images has been around longer: since 2011, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Sitewide Recent Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #41,407 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 29 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 15 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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