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Image Widget

by rbplugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.12 Tested up to WP 6.8.11

Image Widget has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 56,780 downloads all time. It was downloaded 427 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 25, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.11.

Image Widget at a glance

Active installs
3,000+
Total downloads
56,780
Downloads, last 30 days
427
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Image Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.11, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Simple image widget interface
  • Simple image management tools
  • Media resources could be upload in few clicks
  • Multi columns image widget configuration
  • Unlimited images amount
  • Image grid widget view
  • Import of the image widget content from the external integrated plugins
  • No limits for image widgets amount on page
  • No limits for image widgets on sidebar
  • Additional parameters for images in image widget media manager
  • Image widget with lightbox
  • Fast navigation in lightbox

Image Widget reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
1
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
1

  • not working

    No funciona, al abrir el link de la imagen la pantalla se queda en negro -- It does not work, when you open the link of the image the screen remains black

    Ro

  • A+ image widget plugin

    Really nice image widget plugin. Configuration do not take any time. Work like described.

    yusefclass

Download and install history

645 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Image Widget downloads per day012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Image Widget active installs01.3k2.5k3.8k5kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Image Widget rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Image Widget review count00.511.52Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Image Widget alternatives

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Details

Image Widget - most simple and fast way to create image widget to your sidebar

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • gallery widget
  • image
  • image widget
  • sidebar
  • widget

More from rbplugins

Version
1.0.12
Last updated
Sep 25, 2025
First published
Jul 18, 2018
Requires WordPress
3.1
Tested up to
6.8.11
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Image Widget FAQ

What does Image Widget do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Image Widget offers Simple image widget interface, Simple image management tools, Media resources could be upload in few clicks, Multi columns image widget configuration and Unlimited images amount.

How many active installs does Image Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Image Widget as of October 22, 2026.

Is Image Widget still maintained?

The last release was on September 25, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Image Widget free?

Image Widget is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.