Image Widget is a WordPress app, with a 4.9 average rating from 287 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
Image Widget is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Nexcess. With a rating of 4.9★ from 287 reviews.
AppRanks data: Image Widget ranks #0 in Ad on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
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Image Widget is a category-leading WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Image category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 287 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
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Nexcess — established developer track record
Cons
- −No declared third-party integrations on the listing — verify compatibility with your existing tools before installing
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How Image Widget works
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Image Widget is a simple plugin that uses the native WordPress media manager to add image widgets to your site.
Image Widget Features
Responsive
MU Compatible
Handles image resizing and alignment
Link the image
Add title and description
Versatile – all fields are optional
Upload, link to external image, or select an image from your media collection
Customize the look & feel with filter hooks or theme overrides
Quality You Can Trust Image Widget is developed and maintained by The Events Calendar, the same folks behind The Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and a full suite of premium plugins.
This plugin is actively supported by our team and contributions from community members. If you see a question in the forum you can help with or have a great idea and want to code it up or submit a patch, that would be awesome! Not only will we shower you with praise and thanks, it’s also a good way to get to know us and lead into options for paid work if you freelance.
Pull Requests & Translations Check us out on GitHub to pull request changes.
Translations can be submitted here on WordPress.org.
Documentation The built in template can be overridden by files within your template.
Default vs. Custom Templates The Image Widget comes with a default template for the widget output. If you would like to alter the widget display code, create a new folder called “image-widget” in your template directory and copy over the “views/widget.php” file.
Edit the new file to your hearts content. Please do not edit the one in the plugin folder as that will cause conflicts when you update the plugin to the latest release.
New in 3.2: You may now also use the “sp_template_image-widget_widget.php” filter to override the default template behavior for .php template files. Eg: if you wanted widget.php to reside in a folder called my-custom-templates/ and wanted it to be called my-custom-name.php:
add_filter('sp_template_image-widget_widget.php', 'my_template_filter'); function my_template_filter($template) { return get_template_directory() . '/my-custom-templates/my-custom-name.php'; }
Filters There are a number of filters in the code that will allow you to override data as you see fit. The best way to learn what filters are available is always by simply searching the code for ‘apply_filters’. But all the same, here are a few of the more essential filters:
widget_title
This is actually a pretty typical filter in widgets and is applied to the widget title.
widget_text
Another very typical widget filter that is applied to the description body text. This filter also takes 2 additional arguments for $args and $instance so that you can learn more about the specific widget instance in the process of filtering the content.
image_widget_image_attachment_id
Filters the attachment id of the image.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
image_widget_image_url
Filters the url of the image displayed in the widget.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
THIS IS DEPRECATED AND WILL EVENTUALLY BE DELETED
image_widget_image_width
Filters the display width of the image.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
image_widget_image_height
Filters the display height of the image.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
image_widget_image_maxwidth
Filters the inline max-width style of the image. Hint: override this to use this in responsive designs 🙂
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
Return null to remove this css from the image output (defaults to ‘100%’).
image_widget_image_maxheight
Filters the inline max-height style of the image.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
Return null to remove this css from the image output (defaults to null)
image_widget_image_size
Filters the selected image ‘size’ corresponding to WordPress registered sizes.
If this is set to ‘tribe_image_widget_custom’ then the width and height are used instead.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
image_widget_image_align
Filters the display alignment of the image.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
image_widget_image_alt
Filters the alt text of the image.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
image_widget_image_link
Filters the url that the image links to.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
image_widget_image_link_target
Filters the link target of the image link.
Accepts additional $args and $instance arguments.
image_widget_image_attributes
Filters a list of image attributes used in the image output. Similar to ‘wp_get_attachment_image_attributes’
Accepts $instance arguments
image_widget_link_attributes
Filters a list of attributes used in the image link. Similar to ‘wp_get_attachment_image_attributes’
Accepts $instance arguments
Have You Supported the Image Widget? If so, then THANK YOU! Also, feel free to add this line to your wp-config.php file to prevent the image widget from displaying a message after upgrades.
define( ‘I_HAVE_SUPPORTED_THE_IMAGE_WIDGET’, true );
For more info on the philosophy here, check out our blog post
Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026- Ad#0of 10Top 1%
- Banner#0of 27Top 1%
- Image#0of 174Top 1%
- Sidebar#0of 118Top 1%
- Widget#8of 701Top 2%
- _browse_popular#396of 508Top 78%
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Where Image Widget stands in the Image category
Image Widget ranks #0 of 174 apps in the Image category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Image Widget?
Image Widget is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 287 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Image category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Nexcess.