WordPress plugin comparison
Image Widget vs Simplest Post Image Gallery
Image Widget
by Nexcess
100K+ installs4.9
Simplest Post Image Gallery
by artisare
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Simplest Post Image Gallery.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Simplest Post Image Gallery about 5.
- Simplest Post Image Gallery 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 Sep 23, 2018 for Simplest Post Image Gallery.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.9.35 for Simplest Post Image Gallery.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2018 for Simplest Post Image Gallery.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Widget | Simplest Post Image Gallery |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #398 | #65,703 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.9K | 148 |
| Rating | 4.9(287) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.74 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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