WordPress plugin comparison

CygnusX Variant Image Preview vs Default Featured Image

CygnusX Variant Image Preview

by sidefx00

Fewer than 10 installs

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for CygnusX Variant Image Preview.
On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 194 times, CygnusX Variant Image Preview about 2.
CygnusX Variant Image Preview has no reviews yet.
CygnusX Variant Image Preview was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Jun 17, 2026 for Default Featured Image.
CygnusX Variant Image Preview 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 2026 for CygnusX Variant Image Preview.

Default Featured Image leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	CygnusX Variant Image Preview	Default Featured Image
Popular rank	#67,512	#704
Active installs	Fewer than 10	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	56	5.9K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(69)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.04
Last release	2 months ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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