WordPress plugin comparison
Image Cleanup vs Image Widget
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Image Cleanup.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Image Cleanup about 11.
- Image Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 287 reviews, against 3.5 from 63 reviews.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Image Cleanup.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.8.34 for Image Cleanup.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Image Cleanup.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Cleanup |  Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,152 | #398 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 181 | 9.7K |
| Rating | 3.5(63) | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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