WordPress plugin comparison

Download External Images In Posts vs Image Widget

Download External Images In Posts

by Alexandru Vornicescu

100+ installs4.4

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Download External Images In Posts.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Download External Images In Posts about 3.
Image Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 287 reviews, against 4.4 from 9 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Dec 15, 2017 for Download External Images In Posts.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.7.39 for Download External Images In Posts.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Download External Images In Posts.

Image Widget leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Download External Images In Posts	Image Widget
Popular rank	#14,019	#400
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	9.6K
Rating	4.4(9)	4.9(287)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.39	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.74
Last release	9 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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