WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs WoowGallery
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
WoowGallery
by Serhii Pasyuk
1K+ installs3.7
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for WoowGallery.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, WoowGallery about 32.
- WoowGallery is rated higher: 3.7 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- WoowGallery was updated more recently: Oct 22, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Image Placeholders.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- WoowGallery has been around longer: since 2020, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | WoowGallery |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #5,970 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 906 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 3.7(6) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.54 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 20 days 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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