WordPress plugin comparison
Image Widget vs Virtual Sidebar
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Virtual Sidebar.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Virtual Sidebar about 1.
- Virtual Sidebar has no reviews yet.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Dec 20, 2012 for Virtual Sidebar.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.5.2 for Virtual Sidebar.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Virtual Sidebar.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Widget |  Virtual Sidebar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #398 | #43,656 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.7K | 29 |
| Rating | 4.9(287) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 3.5.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.75 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 14 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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