WordPress plugin comparison

Download External Images In Posts vs Modern Image Formats

Download External Images In Posts

by Alexandru Vornicescu

100+ installs4.4

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

100K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Download External Images In Posts.
On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,084 times, Download External Images In Posts about 3.
Download External Images In Posts is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 3.6 from 26 reviews.
Modern Image Formats was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Dec 15, 2017 for Download External Images In Posts.
Modern Image Formats is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Download External Images In Posts.
Download External Images In Posts has been around longer: since 2017, against 2023 for Modern Image Formats.

Modern Image Formats leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Download External Images In Posts	Modern Image Formats
Popular rank	#14,019	#355
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	28.5K
Rating	4.4(9)	3.6(26)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	9 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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