Image Placeholders

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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One reviewer calls it a nice enhancement for any site, while another says color detection doesn't work at all and every placeholder renders grey on a self-hosted Docker setup.

1. ★★★★★ Fabian Kaegy

   1.6y ago

   This is such a nice enhancement for any site!

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2. ★★★★★ audioscavenger

   1.8y ago

   does not break the site, but all placeholders are grey. color detection does not work. I host WP docker latest myself with nginx and imageick + gd + webp + AVIF so yeah i think my setup is not in cause

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.1 Bug Fixes Only attempt to get dominant colour for image mime types. ( 2264 ) 1.2.1
2. — Version 1.2.0 Enhancements Enhance admin media UI with dominant color support. ( 1719 ) 1.2.0
3. — Version 1.1.2 Enhancements Use more robust HTML Tag Processor for Image Placeholders. ( 1477 ) Bug Fixes Re-remove unneeded phpcs:ignore. ( 1231 ) Update PHPStan to 1.11.5. ( 1318 ) 1.1.2
4. — Version 1.1.1 Enhancements Avoid needless array allocation in rgb to hex conversion. ( 1104 ) Improve overall code quality with stricter static analysis checks. ( 775 ) Bump minimum PHP requirement to 7.2. ( 1130 ) Bug Fixes Fix Imagi 1.1.1
5. — Version 1.1.0 Rename plugin to “Image Placeholders”. ( 1101 ) Use plugin slug for generator tag. ( 1103 ) Bump minimum required WP version to 6.4. ( 1062 ) Update tested WordPress version to 6.5. ( 1027 ) 1.1.0
6. — Version 1.0.1 Exclude “.wordpress-org” directory when deploying standalone plugins. ( 866 ) 1.0.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 17 languages, 15 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-06 70K+ → 60K+ down after 332 days in tier
2. 2025-07-09 60K+ → 70K+ up after 129 days in tier
3. 2025-03-02 50K+ → 60K+ up after 112 days in tier
4. 2024-11-10 40K+ → 50K+ up after 91 days in tier
5. 2024-08-11 30K+ → 40K+ up after 78 days in tier
6. 2024-05-25 20K+ → 30K+ up after 59 days in tier
7. 2024-03-27 10K+ → 20K+ up after 45 days in tier
8. 2024-02-11 9K+ → 10K+ up after 2 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Enhanced Responsive Images 50K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Lazy Loader 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
• U Unveil Lazy Load 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D

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Image Placeholders: 60K+ active installs, 3.5★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/dominant-color-images