WordPress plugin comparison

Image Placeholders vs Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2

by gopiplus

20+ installs

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2 about 2.
Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2 has no reviews yet.
Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Dec 1, 2022 for Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2.
Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2.
Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2 has been around longer: since 2009, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.

Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Placeholders	Vertical scroll slideshow gallery v2
Popular rank	#665	#27,046
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	6.1.16
Search multiplier	×0.91	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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