WordPress plugin comparison
Image Heading vs Image Widget
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Image Heading.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Image Heading about 5.
- Image Heading has no reviews yet.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Oct 11, 2020 for Image Heading.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.5.24 for Image Heading.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for Image Heading.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Heading |  Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,252 | #398 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 131 | 9.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.39 | – |
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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