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WPB Image Widget

by WPBean · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

WPB Image Widget has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,597 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

WPB Image Widget at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
4,597
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WPB Image Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Showing image in sidebar by widget
  • Linking image to large image or cutom link
  • Image alt text
  • Image bellow text
  • Image alignment
  • Nice animation on mouse hover
  • Clean code & easy to customize

WPB Image Widget reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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1★
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  • Simple Plugin

    Sadly no srcset support (yet). And the placeholder GIF is loaded from an external resource... But a view lines of code fixed that!

    fabiansebastian

Details

A simple widget for showing responsive image in sidebar area. It's using WordPress's new media uploader.

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

Tags

  • image
  • image widget
  • upload image in widget
  • widget
  • WPB Image Widget

More from WPBean

Version
1.1
Last updated
Jul 18, 2026
First published
Mar 21, 2016
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WPB Image Widget FAQ

What does WPB Image Widget do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WPB Image Widget offers Showing image in sidebar by widget, Linking image to large image or cutom link, Image alt text, Image bellow text and Image alignment.

How many active installs does WPB Image Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for WPB Image Widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is WPB Image Widget still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is WPB Image Widget free?

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