Comparison · generated on request
Better Image Loading vs Image Placeholders
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Better Image Loading | Image Placeholders | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | This plugin was inspired by Medium, it makes images load better on page paint. Providing a 'blurred' version of the image at the correct sca … | Displays placeholders based on an image's dominant color while the image is loading. |
| Active installs | 10+ | 60,000+ |
| Rating | — | 3.5★ (2) |
| Last release | 7.5 years ago | 13 days ago |
| Current owner | moosch | WordPress Performance Team |
| Added to directory | 21 Sep 2016 | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Tested up to | WP 4.9.31 | WP 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | false | 7.4 |
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