Best free images plugins for WordPress
The most popular free images plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Instant Images leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of StockPack (7K+) and Dreamstime Stock Photos (200+). All 8 plugins tagged “free images” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 free images plugins
- 1.
Instant ImagesThe most installed free images plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 59 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
StockPack7K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 24 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 3.
Dreamstime Stock Photos200+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 18 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 4.
Free images pictures20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 5.
EB Openverse Block10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 6.
Shilpi Image KitFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
GoalPrevail Stock Image ImporterFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “free images”
Instant Images
Down in the last 7 days:1#290by connekthq5 months ago
One-click uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy directly to your WordPress media library.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(59)
- Downloads
- 428/day
StockPack
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,644by StockPack3 days ago
Search Unsplash, Adobe Stock, Getty Images, iStock, Pixabay, Pexels, Depositphotos and the Freepik library, or generate images with Magnific AI, witho …
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.4(24)
- Downloads
- 249/day
Dreamstime Stock Photos
Down in the last 7 days:155#12,499by dreamstime5 months ago
Stock Photos by Dreamstime: Easily search and insert images into your posts and pages from Dreamstime's vast database of Free and Royalty-Free st …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.1(18)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Free images pictures
Down in the last 7 days:205#27,114by adamsbk11 years ago
Search Free images and pictures from various sources - Flickr, Pixabay and Wikimedia. Place free images to articles or pages as media.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
EB Openverse Block
#42,019by WPDeveloper14 days ago
Easily search & use royalty free images, stock photos, CC-licensed images from Openverse for your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Shilpi Image Kit
Down in the last 7 days:1,071#71,009by Mojibur Rahman10 days ago
Free stock photography for AI-built pages. One call finds the right picture and files it in the media library, credit attached.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
GoalPrevail Stock Image Importer
#73,753by Goal Prevail1 month ago
Search eight stock image libraries and import straight into your Media Library, with direct provider connections and no middleman proxy.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day