WordPress plugin comparison

Insert Featured Image Shortcode vs Quick Featured Images

Insert Featured Image Shortcode

by Aaron Butacov

200+ installs5.0

Quick Featured Images

by Kybernetik Services

50K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Quick Featured Images has more active installs: 50K+, against 200+ for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
On a typical day, Quick Featured Images is downloaded about 140 times, Insert Featured Image Shortcode about 5.
Insert Featured Image Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 235 reviews.
Quick Featured Images was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Oct 18, 2013 for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
Quick Featured Images 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 2014 for Quick Featured Images.

Quick Featured Images leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Insert Featured Image Shortcode	Quick Featured Images
Popular rank	#11,916	#748
Active installs	200+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	92	4.4K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(235)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.03
Last release	13 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2

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