WordPress plugin comparison

Force use of ImageMagick image library vs Simple Image Sizes

Force use of ImageMagick image library

by Mark Howells-Mead

90+ installs

Simple Image Sizes

by Nicolas Juen

60K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Simple Image Sizes has more active installs: 60K+, against 90+ for Force use of ImageMagick image library.
On a typical day, Simple Image Sizes is downloaded about 233 times, Force use of ImageMagick image library about 10.
Force use of ImageMagick image library has no reviews yet.
Simple Image Sizes was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Dec 2, 2025 for Force use of ImageMagick image library.
Simple Image Sizes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.0 for Force use of ImageMagick image library.
Simple Image Sizes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Force use of ImageMagick image library.

Simple Image Sizes leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Force use of ImageMagick image library	Simple Image Sizes
Popular rank	#17,287	#660
Active installs	90+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	215	7.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(91)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.9.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.17	×1.04
Last release	11 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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