WordPress plugin comparison
Default Featured Image vs Full Screen Galleries
Default Featured Image
by Jan-Willem
50K+ installs4.8
Full Screen Galleries
by Nick Halsey
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Full Screen Galleries.
- On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Full Screen Galleries about 5.
- Full Screen Galleries is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 69 reviews.
- Full Screen Galleries was updated more recently: Jul 19, 2026, against Jun 17, 2026 for Default Featured Image.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2021 for Full Screen Galleries.
Line by line
Default Featured Image leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Default Featured Image | Full Screen Galleries |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #705 | #14,931 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.9K | 126 |
| Rating | 4.8(69) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.39 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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