Menu Image, Icons made easy vs MimeTypes Link Icons (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, MimeTypes Link Icons has a higher user rating (5/5 from 26 reviews) while Menu Image, Icons made easy leads in active installations (100K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while MimeTypes Link Icons has 175K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | MimeTypes Link Icons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ◄ | 26 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ◄ | 175K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2010 | |
| Age | 13 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 3.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 3.3.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
MimeTypes Link Icons
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while MimeTypes Link Icons averaged 157.
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.
MimeTypes Link Icons Reviews
Great Plugin
This is an absolut labour saving device and must have. Please update, that this won’t be marked by wordfence and others …
Super cool !
It works great! Nice choice of icons, activation for which one we need only in the settings, default is only pdf. It’s just simple and awesome! Works perfectly with Elementor builder, we don’t see the
Easy to use and just what I was searching for
The plugin works out of the box and does exactly what it says: showing icons + filesizes next to uploaded files. Thank you for developing this gem!
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