WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery 5cript vs Image Widget
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Gallery 5cript.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Gallery 5cript about 2.
- Gallery 5cript is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
- Gallery 5cript was updated more recently: Aug 9, 2026, against Apr 20, 2026 for Image Widget.
- Gallery 5cript is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Image Widget.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2024 for Gallery 5cript.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gallery 5cript |  Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #56,120 | #398 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 57 | 9.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | – |
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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