WordPress plugin comparison

Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured vs WP Hide Show Featured Image

Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured

by Ramez.bd

10+ installs3.0

WP Hide Show Featured Image

by Galaxy Weblinks

3K+ installs4.7

At a glance

WP Hide Show Featured Image has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured.
On a typical day, WP Hide Show Featured Image is downloaded about 15 times, Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured about 1.
WP Hide Show Featured Image is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
WP Hide Show Featured Image was updated more recently: Jul 22, 2025, against Oct 7, 2012 for Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured.
WP Hide Show Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.4.2 for Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured.
Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for WP Hide Show Featured Image.

WP Hide Show Featured Image leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatically Set 1st Image as Featured	WP Hide Show Featured Image
Popular rank	#33,141	#3,678
Active installs	10+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	242
Rating	3.0(2)	4.7(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.4.2	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.32
Last release	14 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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