WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) vs Smart Recent Post

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

by Themeisle

40K+ installs3.8

Smart Recent Post

by Sandeep Sharma

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) has more active installs: 40K+, against 40+ for Smart Recent Post.
On a typical day, Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is downloaded about 706 times, Smart Recent Post about 2.
Smart Recent Post is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.8 from 119 reviews.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Nov 5, 2019 for Smart Recent Post.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Smart Recent Post.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Smart Recent Post.

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)	Smart Recent Post
Popular rank	#799	#21,600
Active installs	40K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	37.3K	38
Rating	3.8(119)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.00
Last release	4 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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