WordPress plugin comparison
Category Icon vs Default Featured Image
At a glance
- Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 2K+ for Category Icon.
- On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Category Icon about 20.
- Default Featured Image is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
- Category Icon was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jun 17, 2026 for Default Featured Image.
- Category Icon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Default Featured Image.
- Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Category Icon.
Line by line
Default Featured Image leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Icon |  Default Featured Image |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,035 | #705 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 460 | 5.9K |
| Rating | 1.0(3) | 4.8(69) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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