WordPress plugin comparison
Image Widget vs Default Featured Image
At a glance
- Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for Image Widget.
- On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Image Widget about 2.
- Image Widget has no reviews yet.
- Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Mar 14, 2017 for Image Widget.
- Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for Image Widget.
- Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Image Widget.
Line by line
Default Featured Image leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Image Widget |  Default Featured Image |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,046 | #705 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 5.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(69) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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