WordPress plugin comparison

HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin vs Modern Image Formats

HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin

by hiilite

10+ installs4.0

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

100K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin.
On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,084 times, HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin about 1.
HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.6 from 26 reviews.
Modern Image Formats was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Sep 20, 2018 for HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin.
Modern Image Formats is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin.
HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Modern Image Formats.

Modern Image Formats leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	HiiWaterwheel WordPress Plugin	Modern Image Formats
Popular rank	#48,474	#355
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	29.4K
Rating	4.0(1)	3.6(26)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	8 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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