HW Image Widget for WordPress Plugin Directory
HW Image Widget is a WordPress app, with a 4.4 average rating from 14 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
HW Image Widget is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Håkan Wennerberg. With a rating of 4.4★ from 14 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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HW Image Widget is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 14 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Håkan Wennerberg — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (14) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How HW Image Widget works
This widget requires WordPress 3.5 or newer.
Primary features of HW Image Widget:
Allow you to choose responsive or fixed behavior.
Fixed sized images allow you to define width/height with, or without kept aspect ratio.
Responsive sized images will allow you to define “fill width” or not.
Uses TinyMCE for rich text editing of the image text field.
Allow you to create a custom widget HTML-template in the active theme to override the default layout.
Default settings can be overridden using filter.
Works with Carrington Build.
Works with the theme customizer.
Available in English and Swedish.
For more info, visit http://webartisan.se/hw-image-widget/
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Frequently asked questions
What is HW Image Widget?
HW Image Widget is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.4-star rating from 14 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Håkan Wennerberg.