Image Widget vs Simple Hook Widget
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Image Widget ranks #400 on the popular list; Simple Hook Widget is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Image Widget has the largest install base, roughly 10000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 10+ for Simple Hook Widget. Downloads this week: Image Widget 3,771 and Simple Hook Widget 11.
| Metric | Image Widget | Simple Hook Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #400 ▬ | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,771 | 11 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (287) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Apr 20, 2026 | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Current version | 4.4.12 | 2 |
| Best rank on record | #398 | #34,368 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2008 | Dec 2011 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Image Widget or Simple Hook Widget?
By active installs, Image Widget: 100K+ sites run it against 10+ for Simple Hook Widget, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Image Widget or Simple Hook Widget alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.