WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Image from External Sources vs Image Widget

Featured Image from External Sources

by DADOK - Global Internet Solutions

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Featured Image from External Sources.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Featured Image from External Sources about 2.
Featured Image from External Sources is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Jan 30, 2020 for Featured Image from External Sources.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.3.27 for Featured Image from External Sources.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for Featured Image from External Sources.

Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Image from External Sources	Image Widget
Popular rank	#64,807	#398
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	9.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(287)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.3.27	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.74
Last release	6 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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