WordPress plugin comparison

Automatic Featured Image Posts vs Public Post Preview

Automatic Featured Image Posts

by Jeremy Felt

300+ installs4.8

Public Post Preview

by Dominik Schilling

100K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Public Post Preview has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Automatic Featured Image Posts.
On a typical day, Public Post Preview is downloaded about 1,865 times, Automatic Featured Image Posts about 3.
Automatic Featured Image Posts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.6 from 79 reviews.
Public Post Preview was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Nov 2, 2013 for Automatic Featured Image Posts.
Public Post Preview is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for Automatic Featured Image Posts.
Public Post Preview has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Automatic Featured Image Posts.

Public Post Preview leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatic Featured Image Posts	Public Post Preview
Popular rank	#10,806	#363
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	63	44.1K
Rating	4.8(12)	4.6(79)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.30
Last release	13 years ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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