Best image placeholder plugins for WordPress
The most popular image placeholder plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Image Placeholder leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of PlaceGen (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “image placeholder” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 image placeholder plugins
- 1.
Image PlaceholderThe most installed image placeholder plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 2.
PlaceGenFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “image placeholder”
Image Placeholder
Down in the last 7 days:532#30,696by DelPutnam13 years ago
Using the Shortcode
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PlaceGen
Down in the last 7 days:449#70,674by scriptsdev5 months ago
Generate image placeholders from ZIP uploads while preserving folder structure, filenames, and image dimensions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day