WordPress plugin comparison

Default Featured Image vs Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

50K+ installs4.8

Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse

by Evan Norton

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 200+ for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse about 6.
Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 69 reviews.
Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Feb 25, 2019 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.1.28 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.
Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse.

Default Featured Image leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Default Featured Image	Image Optimizer for Google Lighthouse
Popular rank	#705	#12,734
Active installs	50K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.9K	110
Rating	4.8(69)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.1.28
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.2.4

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