Menu Image, Icons made easy vs Exclude Image Thumbnails From… (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
Exclude Image Thumbnails From…
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Exclude Image Thumbnails From… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 11 reviews) while Menu Image, Icons made easy leads in active installations (100K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while Exclude Image Thumbnails From… has 47K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | Exclude Image Thumbnails From… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ◄ | 11 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ◄ | 47K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2018 | |
| Age | 13 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 1.0.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
Exclude Image Thumbnails From…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while Exclude Image Thumbnails From… averaged 12.
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.
Exclude Image Thumbnails From… Reviews
So simple but making failing backups work again!
I found the code in your plugin via a tip in the #sustainability channel of WP Slack, so I tested it on a website that wasn’t able to do a full backup for over a year now (due to a bad host). By filte
Must have for updraft – cuts backup sizes in half – at least.
I was attempting to reduce my sites backup sizes, to ease day to day administration, and from a sustainability perspective. All data transfers and hot storage uses energy – there is a carbon footprint
Should be part of Updraft
This is a great plugin. I always had Updraft complaining about resources, and lots of backups that failed partly or completely. Now it runs smoothly and without errors. The feaure this plugin adds to
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