Responsive Image Widget
Displays a responsive image with an optional link. An easy way to place reliably scaled images in the sidebar or other widget area.
4.2(5 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Responsive Image Widget is a WordPress easy plugin with 500 active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 25K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Easy Image Gallery.
4.2/55 reviews
500active installs
25K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
A very simple widget that displays a single responsive, rationally proportional image in a widget area. Intended to make adding images (whose proportions are important) to sidebar areas easier for non-technical users who would have trouble using the text widget to insert images into the sidebar.
One of its key features is the fact that it allows proportional adjustment on the fly, so the user can easily change the proportion of the image inside of WordPress, instead of needing to resize the image in an editor (a problem for many users who do not have a lot of experience resizing/cropping images.) Basically, it creates a frame for an image rather than adding an image directly, and the frame size can be set before the image is added, much like in Adobe inDesign, where frames can be laid ou…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.1
- Added “Crop From” feature to help position image in frame.
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