WordPress plugin comparison

Insert Featured Image Shortcode vs Image Watermark

Insert Featured Image Shortcode

by Aaron Butacov

200+ installs5.0

Image Watermark

by dFactory

40K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Image Watermark has more active installs: 40K+, against 200+ for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
On a typical day, Image Watermark is downloaded about 364 times, Insert Featured Image Shortcode about 5.
Insert Featured Image Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 299 reviews.
Image Watermark was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Oct 18, 2013 for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
Image Watermark is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
Insert Featured Image Shortcode has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Image Watermark.

Image Watermark leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Insert Featured Image Shortcode	Image Watermark
Popular rank	#11,886	#856
Active installs	200+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	92	22.4K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.2(299)
Support threads resolved	–	57%
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	13 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.3

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