WordPress plugin comparison
Easy Image Widget vs EWWW Image Optimizer
Easy Image Widget
by Rakesh Lawaju (Racase)
30+ installs5.0
EWWW Image Optimizer
by Shane Bishop
1M+ installs4.8
At a glance
- EWWW Image Optimizer has more active installs: 1M+, against 30+ for Easy Image Widget.
- On a typical day, EWWW Image Optimizer is downloaded about 14,966 times, Easy Image Widget about 2.
- Easy Image Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 1,845 reviews.
- EWWW Image Optimizer was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Nov 30, 2015 for Easy Image Widget.
- EWWW Image Optimizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Easy Image Widget.
- EWWW Image Optimizer has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Easy Image Widget.
Line by line
EWWW Image Optimizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Easy Image Widget | EWWW Image Optimizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #23,025 | #59 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 1M+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 961.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(1.8K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 25% |
| Tested up to | 4.3.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.43 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 11 days 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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