WordPress plugin comparison
Default Featured Image vs Grayscale Images
At a glance
- Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 60+ for Grayscale Images.
- On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Grayscale Images about 4.
- Grayscale Images is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 69 reviews.
- Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Jun 12, 2026 for Grayscale Images.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Grayscale Images.
Line by line
Default Featured Image leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Default Featured Image |  Grayscale Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #705 | #19,138 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.9K | 78 |
| Rating | 4.8(69) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.34 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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