WordPress plugin comparison
Image Widget vs Simple Image Popup
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Simple Image Popup.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Simple Image Popup about 23.
- Simple Image Popup is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Dec 24, 2024 for Simple Image Popup.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for Simple Image Popup.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Widget |  Simple Image Popup |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #398 | #5,699 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.9K | 503 |
| Rating | 4.9(287) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.74 | ×0.16 |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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