WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis vs Image Widget

Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis

by AMP-MODE

50+ installs5.0

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis about 2.
Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Oct 13, 2021 for Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.8.19 for Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis.

Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Post Exclude Category for Genesis	Image Widget
Popular rank	#20,120	#398
Active installs	50+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	39	9.9K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.9(287)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.8.19	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.74
Last release	5 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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