WordPress plugin comparison
Image Widget vs WP Image Mask
Image Widget
by Nexcess
100K+ installs4.9
WP Image Mask
by Bogdan Bendziukov · Pluginarium
300+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for WP Image Mask.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, WP Image Mask about 5.
- WP Image Mask is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
- WP Image Mask was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Apr 20, 2026 for Image Widget.
- WP Image Mask is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Image Widget.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for WP Image Mask.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Widget | WP Image Mask |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #398 | #10,841 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.6K | 108 |
| Rating | 4.9(287) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.74 | ×0.50 |
| Last release | 6 months ago | 2 months 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.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Image Widget vs Custom Sidebars
- Image Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
- Image Widget vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
- Image Widget vs Content Aware Sidebars
- WP Image Mask vs Shortcode Redirect
- WP Image Mask vs Spectra Legacy
- WP Image Mask vs Kadence Blocks
- WP Image Mask vs Disable Gutenberg
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free