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Best WordPress Plugins for Image Widget

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Image Widget

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for image widget comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Image Widget Best overall 84/100
  2. 2. Custom Alt Text for Elementor Images 77/100
  3. 3. WPB Image Widget 76/100
  4. 4. Image Widget 72/100
  5. 5. Simple Image Widget 71/100
  6. 6. Several Images Slider Widget 63/100
  7. 7. Swifty Image Widget 53/100
  8. 8. Image Widget Deluxe 50/100
  9. 9. HW Image Widget 49/100
  10. 10. Image & Text Widget 49/100
  11. 11. Responsive Image Widget 48/100
  12. 12. PCo Image Widget Field 46/100
  13. 13. Call to Action Widget 46/100
  14. 14. Image Widget by Angie Makes 41/100
  15. 15. About Me Image Widget by Angie Makes 39/100
1 Image Widget
Best overall Free by Nexcess

Image Widget

A simple image widget that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.

4.9★
from 287 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
84

WPScore

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3 WPB Image Widget
Free by WPBean

WPB Image Widget

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

4★
from 1 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
76

WPScore

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4 Image Widget
Free by rbplugins

Image Widget

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

3★
from 2 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
72

WPScore

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6 Several Images Slider Widget
Free by Galaxy Weblinks

Several Images Slider Widget

This plugin will add Several Images Slider Widget. In this Widget you can set single or multiple images slider with link to all slides.

5★
from 1 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
63

WPScore

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7 Swifty Image Widget
Free by Goran87

Swifty Image Widget

Super simple but powerful widget that allows adding single or multiple images to your widget positions, using native media uploader.

5★
from 12 ratings
900+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2023
Tested to
WP 6.3.10
53

WPScore

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8 Image Widget Deluxe
Free by Mikkel Rommelhoff

Image Widget Deluxe

Image Widget Deluxe is an easy to use widget plugin that allows you to change display order of the fields.

5★
from 5 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
May 2019
Tested to
WP 5.2.26
50

WPScore

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9 HW Image Widget
Free by Håkan Wennerberg

HW Image Widget

Image widget that will allow you to choose responsive or fixed sized behavior. Includes TinyMCE rich text editing of the text description.

4.4★
from 14 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2017
Tested to
WP 4.2.39
49

WPScore

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10 Image & Text Widget
Free by dFactory

Image & Text Widget

Easy to use plugin that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.

4★
from 4 ratings
900+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2017
Tested to
WP 4.2.39
49

WPScore

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11 Responsive Image Widget
Free by benarobinson

Responsive Image Widget

Displays a responsive image with an optional link. An easy way to place reliably scaled images in the sidebar or other widget area.

4.2★
from 5 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2013
Tested to
WP 3.5.2
48

WPScore

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13 Call to Action Widget
Free by Charlie Strickler

Call to Action Widget

A simple text widget with Title, Image URL, A text/html area, Link Text and Link URL. This simple widget is often used for a call to action widget.

4.7★
from 6 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2013
Tested to
WP 3.7.41
46

WPScore

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14 Image Widget by Angie Makes
Free by Chris Baldelomar

Image Widget by Angie Makes

This plugin allows for the addition of a drag / drop image widget to the existing widgets in your Wordpress theme. Easily upload, and link images to t …

500+
active installs
Updated
May 2017
Tested to
WP 4.7.35
41

WPScore

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