WordPress plugin comparison
Category Image(s) vs Default Featured Image
At a glance
- Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Category Image(s).
- On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Category Image(s) about 4.
- Default Featured Image is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
- Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Jun 11, 2012 for Category Image(s).
- Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.4.2 for Category Image(s).
- Category Image(s) has been around longer: since 2004, against 2012 for Default Featured Image.
Line by line
Default Featured Image leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Image(s) |  Default Featured Image |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,762 | #705 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 88 | 5.9K |
| Rating | 4.5(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 |
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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