WordPress plugin comparison

Automatic Featured Image Posts vs List category posts

Automatic Featured Image Posts

by Jeremy Felt

300+ installs4.8

List category posts

by Fernando Briano

70K+ installs4.7

At a glance

List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 300+ for Automatic Featured Image Posts.
On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Automatic Featured Image Posts about 3.
Automatic Featured Image Posts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.7 from 254 reviews.
List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Nov 2, 2013 for Automatic Featured Image Posts.
List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for Automatic Featured Image Posts.
List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Automatic Featured Image Posts.

List category posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatic Featured Image Posts	List category posts
Popular rank	#10,786	#547
Active installs	300+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	68	8.4K
Rating	4.8(12)	4.7(254)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.07
Last release	13 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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