Easy Featured Images
v1.2by Kostas Vrouvas · updated 7 years ago
A small plugin to add featured images in the "All Posts" page.
- Rank
- #13,850
- Up128 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 156
- 100+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 5.2K
- 5,159 all-time
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- 4 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Easy Featured Images at a glance
Easy Featured Images is a WordPress plugin by Kostas Vrouvas with 100+ active installs, the #13,850 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 3 times, 33% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews. Version 1.2 came out on Oct 21, 2019, more than 7 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 5.2.30. Among the 21 plugins tagged “featured images”, it ranks #14. It was first released in 2014.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats54 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Easy Featured Images |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 5 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 156 · -7.1% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 156 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 154 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 155 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 155 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 155 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 154 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 155 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 154 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 154 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 155 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 155 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 154 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 168 |
Rank over time
#13,850 · up 156 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #13,850 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #13,978 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #13,947 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #13,961 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #13,951 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #13,954 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #13,959 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #13,942 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #13,973 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #13,972 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #13,943 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #13,998 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #14,013 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #14,006 |
Growth %
Average -0.57% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | +1.30% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | -0.65% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +0.65% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | -0.65% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | +0.65% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | -0.65% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | +0.65% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -8.33% |
Active installs band
100+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 100+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #14013 → #13951
- Tested up to 5.2.29 → 5.2.30
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v1.2100%
Rating trend
4.8★★★★★4 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.2
- Requires WordPress
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- 5.2.30
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Dec 16, 2014
- Last updated
- Oct 21, 2019
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Easy Featured Images
How many websites use Easy Featured Images?
Easy Featured Images is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #13,850 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Easy Featured Images been downloaded?
5,159 times in total since 2014. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 3 times. See download stats
When was Easy Featured Images last updated?
Version 1.2 came out on Oct 21, 2019 (7 years ago).
Is Easy Featured Images compatible with the latest WordPress?
Easy Featured Images’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 5.2.30, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is Easy Featured Images still maintained?
Its last release was 7 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Easy Featured Images have?
4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Easy Featured Images?
The plugins most like Easy Featured Images, by the tags they share, are Quick Featured Images (50K+), Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) (40K+) and Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages (30K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
4.8
★★★★★
4 reviews
- 5 stars: 3 reviews, 75%
- 4 stars: 1 reviews, 25%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- Positive
- 100%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 0%1–2★
- About 3 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.9.
- Each new 1★ review takes 15 five-star reviews to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 156 |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 4 |
| Total downloads | 5.2K |
| Author | Kostas Vrouvas |
| First released | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Version | 1.2 |
| Requires WP | 3.0.1 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Oct 21, 2019 |
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Quick Featured Images
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- Installs
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Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
by Themeisle
Automatically generate, assign, and manage featured images in bulk so every post on your site has a featured image.
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- #799
- Installs
- 40K+
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Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages
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Easily control whether the featured image appears in the single post or page view (doesn't hide it in archive/list view).
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- #1,005
- Installs
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Optimize image sizes, regenerate thumbnails, enable retina, convert to WebP/AVIF, or use cloud optimization. An essential image toolkit.
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