WordPress plugin comparison
Image grid with hover effects vs Image Widget
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Image grid with hover effects.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Image grid with hover effects about 2.
- Image grid with hover effects has no reviews yet.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Sep 2, 2019 for Image grid with hover effects.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.2.30 for Image grid with hover effects.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2018 for Image grid with hover effects.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image grid with hover effects |  Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #37,213 | #398 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 9.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.74 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | – |
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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