WordPress plugin comparison

Image Placeholders vs WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images

Image Placeholders

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs3.5

WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images

by CK MacLeod

20+ installs3.8

At a glance

Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images.
On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images about 1.
WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images is rated higher: 3.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Mar 13, 2017 for WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images.
Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images.
WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images has been around longer: since 2016, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.

Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Placeholders	WP Replace Unlicensed and Broken Images
Popular rank	#665	#27,316
Active installs	60K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	13.9K	25
Rating	3.5(2)	3.8(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.91	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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