Simple Image Widget

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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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1. ★★★★★ Cyndi

   6.2y ago

   Nice to be able to choose an appropriate grid size.

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2. ★★★★★ ryver

   7.9y ago

   Thanks for creating the simple image widget, it’s great! I was able to easily customize the template to finally display widgetized bootstrap cards the way I want.

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3. ★★★★★ John-Pierre Cornelissen

   9.2y ago

   With the native image widget that has been introduced with WP 4.8 this plugin has become obsolete. Still, this plugin has served me very well, so 5 stars and thank you for that! This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by John-Pierre Cornelissen.

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4. ★★★★★ usability.idealist

   10.1y ago

   Excellent choice for developers. Uses the native WP functions, and thus automatically supports the new responsive image attributes (srcset / sizes) 🙂 The widget template is awesome fun; make it work with Bootstrap 3? No problemo, boss – just add the template to your theme directory, adjust the wp_get_attachment_image() call, and off you go 🙂 Similar to this: echo wp_get_attachment_image( $image_id, $image_size, false, array( 'class' => 'img-responsive attachment-' . $image_size . ' size-' . $image_size ) ); So, if you need flexibility and KNOW what you’re doing – go for it! cu, w0lf.

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5. ★★★★★ Trek Themes

   10.3y ago

   Fantastic plugin that I use on many sites

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6. ★★★★★ arnold

   10.4y ago

   Great Plugin. Very Easy to customize fantastic

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7. ★★★★★ mairag

   10.5y ago

   Great plugin and easy to customize.

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8. ★★★★★ Bobthearch

   10.5y ago

   This worked fine with the latest version of WordPress, WeaverX Theme, and even PageBuilder. But without a way to center or otherwise align the images in the widget area, it just isn’t good enough for my use.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.4.2 Changed the widget name to “Image (Simple)” to differentiate it from the core image widget introduced in WordPress 4.8. 4.4.2
2. — Version 4.4.1 Added missing text domains. 4.4.1
3. — Version 4.4.0 Enabled selective refresh in the Customizer. Removed PO and MO files in favor of WordPress.org Language Packs. Prevented errors if the main plugin file is accessed directly. 4.4.0
4. — Version 4.3.0 Transferred to Cedaro . 4.3.0
5. — Version 4.2.2 Show media extensions in the post finder modal. Added Dutch translation. 4.2.2
6. — Version 4.2.1 Fixed a PHP 5.2 incompatibility that prevented the correct image from showing on the front-end. Fixed a debug notice when searching for attachments in the new find posts modal. 4.2.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 86 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Plus 62 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-08-29 20K+ → 10K+ down after 768 days in tier
2. 2023-07-23 30K+ → 20K+ down

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).

• Image Widget 3K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C
• Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin 30K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B

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Simple Image Widget: 10K+ active installs, 4.5★ (39 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-image-widget