WordPress plugin comparison

Empirical Responsive Images vs Multiple Post Thumbnails

Empirical Responsive Images

by Jesus Iniesta

Fewer than 10 installs

Multiple Post Thumbnails

by Chris Scott

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Multiple Post Thumbnails has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Empirical Responsive Images.
On a typical day, Multiple Post Thumbnails is downloaded about 47 times, Empirical Responsive Images about 6.
Empirical Responsive Images has no reviews yet.
Empirical Responsive Images was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Nov 26, 2018 for Multiple Post Thumbnails.
Empirical Responsive Images is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Multiple Post Thumbnails.
Multiple Post Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for Empirical Responsive Images.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Empirical Responsive Images	Multiple Post Thumbnails
Popular rank	#68,412	#1,416
Active installs	Fewer than 10	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	327	1.4K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(42)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.00
Last release	7 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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