WordPress plugin comparison
Image Watermark vs Media Placeholders
At a glance
- Image Watermark has more active installs: 40K+, against 60+ for Media Placeholders.
- On a typical day, Image Watermark is downloaded about 364 times, Media Placeholders about 3.
- Media Placeholders is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.2 from 299 reviews.
- Image Watermark was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Feb 25, 2015 for Media Placeholders.
- Image Watermark is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Media Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Watermark leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Watermark |  Media Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #856 | #19,542 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 22.5K | 57 |
| Rating | 4.2(299) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 57% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.6.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.50 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | – |
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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