WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) vs Crop Thumbnails

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

by Themeisle

40K+ installs3.8

Crop Thumbnails

by Volkmar Kantor

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Both have 40K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is downloaded about 706 times, Crop Thumbnails about 227.
Crop Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 67 reviews, against 3.8 from 119 reviews.
Crop Thumbnails was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Nov 5, 2026 for Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail).
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Crop Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Crop Thumbnails.

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)	Crop Thumbnails
Popular rank	#799	#809
Active installs	40K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37.3K	4.3K
Rating	3.8(119)	4.6(67)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.99
Last release	4 days ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4.0

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