WordPress plugin comparison

Readability Buttons (readability.com) vs Simple Image Widget

Readability Buttons (readability.com)

by Sparanoid

10+ installs5.0

Simple Image Widget

by Cedaro

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Simple Image Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Readability Buttons (readability.com).
On a typical day, Simple Image Widget is downloaded about 27 times, Readability Buttons (readability.com) about 3.
Readability Buttons (readability.com) is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 39 reviews.
Readability Buttons (readability.com) was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Jul 20, 2025 for Simple Image Widget.
Simple Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.0.31 for Readability Buttons (readability.com).
Simple Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Readability Buttons (readability.com).

Simple Image Widget leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Readability Buttons (readability.com)	Simple Image Widget
Popular rank	#44,952	#1,605
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	116	760
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(39)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.0.31	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.36
Last release	27 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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