WordPress plugin comparison

Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured vs Default Featured Image

Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured

by Ramez.bd

10+ installs3.0

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured.
On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 194 times, Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured about 1.
Default Featured Image is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Oct 7, 2012 for Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured.
Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.4.2 for Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured.

Default Featured Image leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured	Default Featured Image
Popular rank	#33,141	#704
Active installs	10+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	5.9K
Rating	3.0(2)	4.8(69)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.04
Last release	14 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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