WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated) vs Require Featured Image

Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated)

by Jose Canchila (Jodacame)

200+ installs3.6

Require Featured Image

by pressupinc

3K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Require Featured Image has more active installs: 3K+, against 200+ for Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated).
On a typical day, Require Featured Image is downloaded about 19 times, Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated) about 17.
Require Featured Image is rated higher: 3.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.6 from 7 reviews.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated) was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Dec 17, 2019 for Require Featured Image.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated) is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.0, against 5.3.27 for Require Featured Image.
Require Featured Image has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated).

Require Featured Image leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated)	Require Featured Image
Popular rank	#12,889	#3,917
Active installs	200+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	299	353
Rating	3.6(7)	3.9(16)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.0	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×0.28	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4.0	–

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