WordPress plugin comparison
Image Preloading vs Menu Image, Icons made easy
Image Preloading
by tiptinker
50+ installs3.7
Menu Image, Icons made easy
by Rui Guerreiro
100K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Menu Image, Icons made easy has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Image Preloading.
- On a typical day, Menu Image, Icons made easy is downloaded about 231 times, Image Preloading about 3.
- Menu Image, Icons made easy is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 123 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Image Preloading was updated more recently: Mar 27, 2026, against Jul 20, 2025 for Menu Image, Icons made easy.
- Image Preloading is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.7.11 for Menu Image, Icons made easy.
- Menu Image, Icons made easy has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Image Preloading.
Line by line
Menu Image, Icons made easy leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Preloading | Menu Image, Icons made easy |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,118 | #408 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 69 | 6.2K |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 4.5(123) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.22 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 7 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
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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