WordPress plugin comparison

Image Widget vs You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message

by Markus Echterhoff

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message about 3.
You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Dec 31, 2018 for You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.0.31 for You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message.

Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Widget	You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message
Popular rank	#398	#19,048
Active installs	100K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.9K	73
Rating	4.9(287)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.74	×0.00
Last release	6 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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