by Cedaro 4.5 (39 reviews)

Simple Image Widget

Name: Simple Image Widget
Rating: 4.5 (39 reviews)
Author: Cedaro

A simple widget that makes it a breeze to add images to your sidebars.

Simple Image Widget ranks #1,617 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #251 of 8,538 in the Customization category, a 4.5/5 rating from 39 reviews, and was last updated Jul 20, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8.8 (Current: 7.1)

v4.4.2 Current Version v4.4.2

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 20 Jul, 2025

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#251 of 8,538 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -7.9% this week No update in over a year

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#1,617

-3 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-43.5%

KW Avg Position

72.3

0.3 worse

Downloads

856.3K

+9 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (39 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 75.5%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

39 reviews

Overall 90%

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.4.2
Last Updated: Jul 20, 2025
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 6.8.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Cedaro

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 39
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display images in their sidebars. It solves the problem of adding image-based widgets—such as advertisements, calls-to-action, or sliders—without complexity, while still allowing developers to extend or customize the output.

Add images to sidebars
Built with extensibility in mind
Template hierarchy for customization
Spin off new image-based widgets

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Simple Image Widget

Absolutely. Changing the output can be done a few different ways, but the most common alternatives involve using the "simple_image_widget_output" filter or overriding the template in your theme. To use the template method, copy "widget.php" from the "/templates" directory in the plugin to a "/simple-image-widget" directory in your theme. Then update as you wish. It's also possible to create a custom template specific to each sidebar in your theme using the following default template hierarchy: {theme}/simple-image-widget/{sidebar_id}_widget.php {theme}/simple-image-widget/widget.php {plugin}/templates/widget.php Always use a child theme to make changes if you acquired your theme from a third-party and you expect it to be updated. Otherwise, you run the risk of losing your customizations.

When selecting an image in the media modal (the popup to select images), the right sidebar will be titled "Attachment Details" and contains a field for entering alt text. After entering your alt text, click the "Update Image" button to use the selected image in your widget. Most browsers don't show the alt text, so you'll need to view the HTML source to make sure it exists.

The widget can be centered using CSS. Custom CSS should be added a child theme or using a plugin like Simple Custom CSS or Jetpack. The following snippet will center the contents of the widget: .widget_simpleimage { text-align: center; }

The widget uses the core function wp_get_attachment_image() to display the image and it would be more trouble than it's worth to remove those attributes. Some basic CSS will typically allow you to make the image responsive if necessary: .widget_simpleimage img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }