Menu Image, Icons made easy vs Easy SwipeBox (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Menu Image, Icons made easy
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Easy SwipeBox has a higher user rating (5/5 from 16 reviews) while Menu Image, Icons made easy leads in active installations (100K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while Easy SwipeBox has 34K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | Easy SwipeBox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ◄ | 16 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ◄ | 34K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Age | 13 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 1.1.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
Easy SwipeBox
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while Easy SwipeBox averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
Menu Image, Icons made easy Reviews
not scaling images
The plugin does not actually scale the images in the menu and displays them only in full size.
Pésimo
Pésimo, parace un virus… daña todo y no se deja desinstalar This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ozonodigital.
It works – simple
Its the only image menu which worked for me. Easy to set up. My wishes: would be good to can change the image on active status. Thanks.
Easy SwipeBox Reviews
good addon
this is useful for podcast site This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by moshayesteh.
Well Done!
Thanks for submitting the plugin. Saved me the time of having to enqueue Swipebox into my theme.
Great!
Swipebox is a great mobile-first image viewer. This plugin Just Works™, and it has an excellent admin panel exposing all the Swipebox settings. If I had one feature requests, it’s that I’d like photos
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