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featured image plugins
213 plugins in the directory carry the featured image tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
213
plugins
379,710+
combined reach
52
released in 90 days
53%
quiet 18 months+
1
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug 2026 | List Custom Post with featured image | 10+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails List the most recent posts with post titles, thumbnails, excerpts, authors, categories, dates and more! | 100,000+ | 4.8★ | 19 days ago |
| Quick Featured Images The time-saving solution for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete in bulk and set default images for future posts. | 50,000+ | 4.7★ | 19 days ago |
| Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) Automatically generate, assign, and manage featured images in bulk so every post on your site has a featured image. | 40,000+ | 3.8★ | 17 days ago |
| Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages Easily control whether the featured image appears in the single post or page view (doesn't hide it in archive/list view). | 30,000+ | 4.8★ | 4 months ago |
| XO Featured Image Tools Automatically generate the featured image from the image of the post. | 30,000+ | 4.7★ | 9 months ago |
| Featured Image Admin Thumb Adds inline thumbnail image to admin columns on Post/post types view (where supported). Click to easily set/change the featured image. | 20,000+ | 4.7★ | 2 months ago |
| Multiple Post Thumbnails Adds multiple post thumbnails to a post type. If you've ever wanted more than one Featured Image on a post, this plugin is for you. | 20,000+ | 4.7★ | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
| Ultimate Posts Widget The ultimate widget for displaying posts, custom post types or sticky posts with an array of options. | 10,000+ | 4.5★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Manual Image Crop Plugin allows you to manually crop all the image sizes registered in your WordPress theme (in particular featured image). | 8,000+ | 4.1★ | 25 days ago |
| Easy Add Thumbnail Automatically sets the featured image to the first image uploaded into the post (any post type with thumbnail support). So easy like that... | 7,000+ | 4.5★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| FSM Custom Featured Image Caption Allows adding custom captions to the featured images of the posts. | 5,000+ | 4.6★ | 4 months ago |
| Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail Generate featured images from Bing, GPT Image, Unsplash and more. Automatic, bulk or Gutenberg — based on your post title. | 5,000+ | 4.3★ | 14 days ago |
| Multiple Featured Images Enables multiple featured images for all post types (including custom post types and WooCommerce products). Comes with a widget and a handy shortcode … | 5,000+ | 4.7★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| Add Featured Image Column This plugin adds a featured image column to any post type which supports featured images. See which posts have a featured image at a glance! | 3,000+ | 4.9★ | 18 months ago · quiet |
| Display Featured Image In Post List Plugin that show featured image on post list. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Require Featured Image Requires content you specify to have a featured image set before they can be published. | 3,000+ | 3.9★ | 6.5 years ago · quiet |
| WEN Featured Image Add featured image column in listings. Add/change/remove featured image directly from the listing page | 3,000+ | 4.5★ | 5 months ago |
| YITH WooCommerce Featured Video YITH WooCommerce Featured Video allows you to place a video in the product detail page instead of the featured image. | 3,000+ | 2.9★ | 13 days ago |
| Add Featured Image to RSS Feed Adds the featured image attached to posts to the beginning of the post content and excerpt in RSS feeds. | 2,000+ | 4.3★ | 2 months ago |
| Featured Image Column Adds a column to any post type edit screen with the featured image if it exists. | 2,000+ | 4.5★ | 23 days ago |
| Featured Image with URL Featured Image with URL allows to use an external URL Images as Featured Image for your post types. Includes support for Product Gallery(WooCommerce). | 2,000+ | 4.9★ | 17 days ago |
| My Eyes Are Up Here My Eyes Are Up Here helps you control how WordPress generates thumbnails. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| Ultimate Post List Make up custom-tailored preview lists of the contents easily and place them in widget areas and post contents. | 2,000+ | 4.6★ | 19 days ago |
| Feed Post Thumbnail Adds MRSS namespace to the feed and uses post-thumbnail as media element in the feed. Settings available under Settings -> Reading. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image Add Custom Image To Your Category / Custom Taxonomy Field With Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image Plugin. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| Auto Featured Image from Title Automatically generates an image from the post title of a new or updated post and sets it as the featured image. | 1,000+ | 4.5★ | 21 months ago · quiet |
| Autoset Featured Image Auto Set the first image of your post to Featured Image. | 1,000+ | 4.2★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Display Featured Image for Genesis This plugin works within the Genesis Framework, to display featured images in beautiful and dynamic ways. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Export Featured Images Export Categories, Tags and Taxonomies | 1,000+ | 4.7★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Featured Image Add featured image to any part of the website, on each individual post/page. Very Easy to Implement. Shortcode and widget available. | 1,000+ | 4.4★ | 10 months ago |
| Featured Image in RSS Feed by MailerLite This plugin automatically adds featured images of your posts into the RSS feed. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 23 months ago · quiet |
| Thumbnails and Featured Images Autoselect the featured image and creates pixel perfect resizes on the fly without regenerate all the thumbnails. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| SNY Auto Featured Image Automatically set a default featured image for posts, pages, or custom post types when none is assigned. | 1,000+ | 4.1★ | 7 months ago |
| Branded Social Images – Open Graph Images with logo and extra text layer The simplest way to brand your social images. Provide all your social images (Open Graph images) with your brand en text. In just a few clicks. | 900+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Featured Image Zoom Add a [zoom] shortcode to display a zoomable featured image. | 900+ | 4.5★ | 14 months ago |
| Featured Image in Content Not all themes work the same way, and sometimes switching themes can lead to a lot of headaches. If you've previously used a theme that supports … | 700+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| MB ImageChimp RSS Feed Enhancer Adds featured images to the default RSS feed for use with MailChimps image merge-tag | 700+ | 5.0★ | 12 years ago · quiet |
| REST API Featured Image Enhance your WordPress REST API by adding a featured image URL field directly to API responses, improving performance by eliminating extra requests. | 700+ | 4.0★ | 13 months ago |
| ZI Hide Featured Image This WP plugin hides the featured image on a single post or page. | 600+ | 3.0★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| Widget Builder Widget Builder uses native WordPress editing interface to provide a unique tool to build custom widgets for your site(s). | 500+ | 3.7★ | 11 years ago · quiet |
| Featured image to All-Posts Add thumbnails of featured image to a column of admin All Posts page. No complecated settings. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| All Sources Images – Free Images from Pixabay, Unsplash, Openverse, Pexels & Giphy Search Pixabay and Unsplash images, set automatic featured images, and generate AI images for WordPress posts. | 400+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| Category Featured Image Set a featured image for post by a category. | 400+ | 2.9★ | 22 days ago |
| Category Featured Images Extended Set images for categories and tags, especially for fallback post thumbnails or featured images. | 400+ | 4.4★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| RSS Chimp – Add Featured Images to WP RSS Feeds (Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly) Add featured images to RSS feeds for Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly and email newsletters. Enhance WordPress RSS feed with thumbnails for better email … | 400+ | 2.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Setup Default Featured Image Automatically set a default featured image for all WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types — no more missing thumbnails, ever. | 400+ | — | 2 months ago |
| Automatic Featured Image Posts Automatic Featured Image Posts creates a new post with a Featured Image every time an image is uploaded. | 300+ | 4.8★ | 12 years ago · quiet |
| ClipCloud – Image Generation Create images for your posts and articles with ClipCloud AI — automatically, conveniently, and fast. Always a free plan. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 5 days ago |
| External URL Featured Image Use an external url image as Featured Image for your posts, pages, and other kind of post types. | 300+ | 3.9★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| RSS with Images Seamlessly adds featured images to your RSS feed with customizable sizing options. | 300+ | 3.7★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
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