WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs WP Fluid Images
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
WP Fluid Images
by ramseyp
400+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 400+ for WP Fluid Images.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, WP Fluid Images about 6.
- WP Fluid Images is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against May 4, 2012 for WP Fluid Images.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for WP Fluid Images.
- WP Fluid Images has been around longer: since 2011, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | WP Fluid Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #9,844 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 149 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.4.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 14 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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