WordPress plugin comparison
Post Thumbnail from URL vs Simple Image Sizes
Post Thumbnail from URL
by michele.settembre
70+ installs5.0
Simple Image Sizes
by Nicolas Juen
60K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Simple Image Sizes has more active installs: 60K+, against 70+ for Post Thumbnail from URL.
- On a typical day, Simple Image Sizes is downloaded about 233 times, Post Thumbnail from URL about 3.
- Post Thumbnail from URL is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.6 from 91 reviews.
- Simple Image Sizes was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Jul 14, 2015 for Post Thumbnail from URL.
- Simple Image Sizes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Post Thumbnail from URL.
- Simple Image Sizes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Post Thumbnail from URL.
Line by line
Simple Image Sizes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Post Thumbnail from URL | Simple Image Sizes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,291 | #660 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 60 | 7.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.6(91) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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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