WordPress plugin comparison
Image & Text Widget vs String locator
At a glance
- String locator has more active installs: 100K+, against 900+ for Image & Text Widget.
- On a typical day, String locator is downloaded about 788 times, Image & Text Widget about 8.
- String locator is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 125 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
- String locator was updated more recently: Sep 29, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Image & Text Widget.
- String locator is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Image & Text Widget.
- String locator has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Image & Text Widget.
Line by line
String locator leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image & Text Widget |  String locator |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,107 | #367 |
| Active installs | 900+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 183 | 25.6K |
| Rating | 4.0(4) | 4.6(125) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.11 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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