WordPress plugin comparison

Image Widget vs Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget

by Shelby DeNike

20+ installs

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget about 6.
Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget has no reviews yet.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Dec 7, 2016 for Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.7.39 for Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget.

Image Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Widget	Laughing Squid Web Hosting News & Status WordPress Dashboard Widget
Popular rank	#398	#25,448
Active installs	100K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.9K	102
Rating	4.9(287)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.74	×0.00
Last release	6 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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