WordPress plugin comparison
Image Widget vs Category Cloud Widget
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Category Cloud Widget.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Category Cloud Widget about 3.
- Category Cloud Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against May 8, 2008 for Category Cloud Widget.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 2.3 for Category Cloud Widget.
- Category Cloud Widget has been around longer: since 2006, against 2008 for Image Widget.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Widget |  Category Cloud Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #398 | #15,660 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.7K | 68 |
| Rating | 4.9(287) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 2.3 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.75 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 18 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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