WordPress plugin comparison

Insert Featured Image Shortcode vs Modern Image Formats

Insert Featured Image Shortcode

by Aaron Butacov

200+ installs5.0

Modern Image Formats

by WordPress Performance Team

100K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,126 times, Insert Featured Image Shortcode about 5.
Insert Featured Image Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.6 from 26 reviews.
Modern Image Formats was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Oct 18, 2013 for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
Modern Image Formats 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 2023 for Modern Image Formats.

Modern Image Formats leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Insert Featured Image Shortcode	Modern Image Formats
Popular rank	#11,886	#355
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95	28.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	3.6(26)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	13 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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