WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Image Widget vs Ultimate Floating Widgets
At a glance
- Simple Image Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 3K+ for Ultimate Floating Widgets.
- On a typical day, Simple Image Widget is downloaded about 27 times, Ultimate Floating Widgets about 26.
- Ultimate Floating Widgets is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 4.5 from 39 reviews.
- Ultimate Floating Widgets was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Jul 20, 2025 for Simple Image Widget.
- Ultimate Floating Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Simple Image Widget.
- Simple Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2021 for Ultimate Floating Widgets.
Line by line
Ultimate Floating Widgets leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Image Widget |  Ultimate Floating Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,605 | #4,148 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 748 | 727 |
| Rating | 4.5(39) | 4.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.36 | ×0.74 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.3 |
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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