WordPress plugin comparison
Gravity Forms vs Placeholder Manager
At a glance
- Gravity Forms has more active installs: 2K+, against 20+ for Placeholder Manager.
- On a typical day, Gravity Forms is downloaded about 14 times, Placeholder Manager about 2.
- Placeholder Manager has no reviews yet.
- Placeholder Manager was updated more recently: Jul 22, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Gravity Forms.
- Placeholder Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.4.2 for Gravity Forms.
- Gravity Forms has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for Placeholder Manager.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Gravity Forms |  Placeholder Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,497 | #28,300 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 352 | 31 |
| Rating | 4.9(24) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.17 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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