WordPress plugin comparison

Image Widget vs Sane Widget Sidebar Management

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

Sane Widget Sidebar Management

by Justin Sternberg

10+ installs4.4

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Sane Widget Sidebar Management about 1.
Image Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 287 reviews, against 4.4 from 9 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Aug 13, 2013 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.6.1 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Sane Widget Sidebar Management.

Image Widget leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Widget	Sane Widget Sidebar Management
Popular rank	#398	#34,847
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.9K	27
Rating	4.9(287)	4.4(9)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	3.6.1
Search multiplier	×0.74	×0.00
Last release	6 months ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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